Sweeney & Michel LLC Buys Shares of 4,663 Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Sweeney & Michel LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,663 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $723,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VPU. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,772.3% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,169,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,186 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,923.6% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 381,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,344,000 after acquiring an additional 372,386 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 311,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,649,000 after acquiring an additional 57,923 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,878.6% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 52,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,513,000 after acquiring an additional 50,922 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $5,262,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock traded up $0.86 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $156.38. The stock had a trading volume of 230,839 shares, compared to its average volume of 202,386. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $152.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $143.94. The company has a market capitalization of $5.63 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $118.81 and a 52-week high of $158.07.

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).