Strengthening Families & Communities LLC Purchases 635 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Strengthening Families & Communities LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 4.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,527 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 635 shares during the quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,702,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 16.2% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 4,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $777,000 after acquiring an additional 619 shares during the period. River Street Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.7% during the third quarter. River Street Advisors LLC now owns 4,296 shares of the company’s stock worth $748,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Vawter Financial Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth about $200,000. KCM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.9% in the third quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 35,736 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,220,000 after acquiring an additional 1,999 shares during the period. Finally, Archer Investment Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $97,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $171.11 on Monday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $128.05 and a twelve month high of $177.51. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $171.64 and its 200-day moving average is $161.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.16 billion, a price-to-earnings 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).