Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors Has $281,000 Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors cut its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 56.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,719 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,207 shares during the quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $281,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,002,000 after acquiring an additional 28,320 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,072,000 after acquiring an additional 46,299 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $24,659,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $20,003,000. Finally, Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 99,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,204,000 after acquiring an additional 5,765 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $167.32 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $9.76 billion, a PE ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $168.42 and a 200-day moving average of $169.62. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $135.67 and a one year high of $180.04.

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).