SignalPoint Asset Management LLC Sells 118 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

SignalPoint Asset Management LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 8.7% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,238 shares of the company’s stock after selling 118 shares during the quarter. SignalPoint Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $202,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,058,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,549,000 after purchasing an additional 545,178 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,002,000 after purchasing an additional 28,320 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,072,000 after buying an additional 46,299 shares during the period. Allied Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 132,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,018,000 after buying an additional 1,324 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 18.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 75,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,103,000 after buying an additional 11,961 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 2.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $169.89 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $168.84 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $165.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.12 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $128.05 and a 12 month high of $180.04.

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).