Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 6,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $912,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. McIlrath & Eck LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 254.5% during the 4th quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 195 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $54,000. Bogart Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8,860.0% during the 4th quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 443 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 250.0% in the 3rd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 483 shares of the company’s stock valued at $62,000 after buying an additional 345 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VPU opened at $154.73 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $5.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $141.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $136.90. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $118.81 and a 1-year high of $156.00.

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).