Vestor Capital LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Vestor Capital LLC decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 99.3% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 290 shares of the company’s stock after selling 39,713 shares during the period. Vestor Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $51,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,042,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,825,000 after buying an additional 48,444 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.1% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 704,376 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,909,000 after buying an additional 14,236 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.3% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 610,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,058,000 after buying an additional 13,581 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter valued at about $64,557,000. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter valued at about $44,842,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $133.28 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.80 billion, a PE ratio of 23.10 and a beta of 0.54. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $118.81 and a 1 year high of $160.71. The business’s 50-day moving average is $130.97 and its 200 day moving average is $138.70.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Company 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).