Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Purchased by Assetmark Inc.

Assetmark Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 245.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 750 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 533 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $131,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Clean Yield Group purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $37,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $40,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $171.11 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $6.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $128.05 and a 1-year high of $177.51. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $171.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $161.02.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Profile

Vanguard Utilities ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded class of shares issued by Vanguard Utilities Index Fund. The Fund tracks the performance of Morgan Stanley Capital International United States Investable Market Utilities Index, an index made up of stocks of large, medium-size and small United States companies in the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).