Hurley Capital LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Hurley Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 257 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $43,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VPU. KCM Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 36,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,907,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 16.4% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 273,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,723,000 after buying an additional 38,478 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Guidance Point Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Guidance Point Advisors LLC now owns 9,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,577,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Private Portfolio Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC now owns 8,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,464,000 after acquiring an additional 249 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 5.5 %

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $161.70 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $135.67 and a twelve month high of $180.04. The stock has a market cap of $9.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.57. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $169.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is $170.14.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $1.2275 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).