U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 98.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,518 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,735 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $816,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VPU. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,772.3% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,169,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,186 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 318,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,640,000 after acquiring an additional 35,520 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.9% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 311,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,649,000 after acquiring an additional 57,923 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,286,000 after acquiring an additional 177,422 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 159,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,762,000 after purchasing an additional 11,138 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU traded up $0.46 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $159.46. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 149,393 shares, compared to its average volume of 205,797. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $152.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $145.03. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $118.81 and a 52 week high of $163.73. The company has a market capitalization of $5.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).