Weaver Consulting Group Invests $214,000 in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Weaver Consulting Group purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,307 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $214,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VPU. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at about $623,000. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% in the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter worth $37,000. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 245.6% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.2% in the second quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 5,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $762,000 after acquiring an additional 1,223 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $164.05 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $169.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $165.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $128.05 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).