Essex Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU – Free Report) by 13.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,136 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 475 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $676,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $623,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $428,000. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Glassy Mountain Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 10.7% during the 4th quarter. Glassy Mountain Advisors Inc. now owns 16,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,620,000 after purchasing an additional 1,549 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 245.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,000 after buying an additional 533 shares during the period.
Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance
Shares of VPU stock opened at $171.17 on Thursday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $128.05 and a 1-year high of $180.04. The firm has a market cap of $6.16 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a 50-day moving average of $167.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $168.26.
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).
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