Kennedy Investment Group Acquires 204 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Kennedy Investment Group lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 2.8% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 7,457 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the quarter. Kennedy Investment Group’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,298,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 722.5% during the first quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 5,692 shares of the company’s stock worth $812,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 186.3% during the 1st quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 7,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,131,000 after acquiring an additional 5,191 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 126.8% in the first quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 3,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,000 after purchasing an additional 1,978 shares during the last quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 17.5% in the first quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. now owns 11,993 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,710,000 after purchasing an additional 1,785 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 38.2% in the first quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 461 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock traded down $0.94 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $175.37. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 124,828 shares, compared to its average volume of 201,677. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $123.31 and a 12 month high of $177.51. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $168.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $157.02. The company has a market capitalization of $6.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).