Park Avenue Securities LLC Buys Shares of 2,621 Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,621 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $428,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Retirement Planning Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 2,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,203,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $421,000 after buying an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 2,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $465,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $171.27 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $168.88 and a two-hundred day moving average of $166.73. The company has a market capitalization of $6.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $128.05 and a twelve month high of $180.04.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

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).