Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Sells 214 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC trimmed its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 1.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,313 shares of the company’s stock after selling 214 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,339,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Unified Investment Management bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $437,000. Meridian Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $489,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $887,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 66.3% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 9,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,486,000 after buying an additional 3,626 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 1,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU opened at $167.32 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $135.67 and a 1 year high of $180.04. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $169.57. The firm has a market cap of $9.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65.

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).