First PREMIER Bank Purchases 200 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

First PREMIER Bank increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,625 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. First PREMIER Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $240,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. ORG Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter worth $40,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 26.7% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $725,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033 shares during the last quarter. Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $145,000. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 9.6% in the second quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $429,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.0% during the second quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 1,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VPU traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $160.62. 195,981 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 204,229. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $118.81 and a 1 year high of $163.73. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $153.32 and its 200-day moving average is $146.03.

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).