O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc Grows Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 57.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,393 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,685 shares during the period. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,287,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $552,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 44,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,404,000 after acquiring an additional 1,367 shares in the last quarter. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.2% during the 1st quarter. Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc. now owns 10,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,452,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares during the period. Blume Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Blume Capital Management Inc. now owns 30,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,286,000 after acquiring an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 18,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,703,000 after purchasing an additional 1,515 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

VPU stock traded up $1.30 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $171.69. The stock had a trading volume of 81,243 shares, compared to its average volume of 200,295. The business has a 50-day moving average of $170.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $158.73. The firm has a market cap of $6.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $127.27 and a 52-week high of $177.51.

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).