Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Has $7.43 Million Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 12.5% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 39,214 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,351 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $7,428,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Davis Capital Management acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 284.1% in the 3rd quarter. Jackson Hole Capital Partners LLC now owns 338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $71,000. Finally, Westfuller Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth $72,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 1.6%

VPU opened at $191.63 on Wednesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $154.00 and a 1-year high of $203.15. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $186.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $188.54. The company has a market cap of $8.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61.

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). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power.