Meridian Financial Partners LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Meridian Financial Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 14.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,092 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 401 shares during the quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VPU. Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $428,000. Myecfo LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 11.8% in the 4th quarter. Myecfo LLC now owns 2,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $404,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. MRA Advisory Group purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $3,138,000. Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 28.2% during the 4th quarter. Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 2,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $453,000 after buying an additional 611 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brookstone Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 8,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,327,000 after buying an additional 1,028 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 1.4 %

VPU stock opened at $163.46 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.88 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The business has a 50 day moving average of $168.84 and a 200-day moving average of $165.76. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $128.05 and a 12-month high of $180.04.

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).