Atticus Wealth Management LLC Sells 168 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Atticus Wealth Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 14.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 973 shares of the company’s stock after selling 168 shares during the quarter. Atticus Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $139,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Heritage Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $233,000. Lincoln National Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 9,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,246,000 after acquiring an additional 586 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 318,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,640,000 after acquiring an additional 35,520 shares in the last quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.3% in the 4th quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 7,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,034,000 after buying an additional 1,374 shares during the period. Finally, American Trust increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. American Trust now owns 2,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VPU traded down $1.34 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $147.92. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 109,021 shares, compared to its average volume of 208,361. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $118.81 and a fifty-two week high of $158.07. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $151.70 and its 200-day moving average is $141.76. The firm has a market cap of $5.33 billion, a P/E 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).