Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Lowers Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC reduced its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 175,898 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,562 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $24,110,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VPU. Colonial River Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Colonial River Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $537,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Huntington National Bank boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 5,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $706,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. Kennedy Investment Group grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Kennedy Investment Group now owns 6,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $959,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the last quarter. IFG Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 27,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,818,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Clearstead Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 16.4% during the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $148.68 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $140.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $135.98. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $118.81 and a fifty-two week high of $150.93.

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).