1,258 Shares in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Purchased by Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.

Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 1,258 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $206,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position 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 valued at $156,549,000 after buying an additional 545,178 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,002,000 after buying an additional 28,320 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,072,000 after buying an additional 46,299 shares during the period. Allied Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 132,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,018,000 after buying an additional 1,324 shares during the period. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position 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 Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU traded down $0.89 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $163.28. 259,732 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 208,447. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $128.05 and a 1 year high of $180.04. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $169.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $165.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

Vanguard Utilities ETF 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).