Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Acquired by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 10.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,003 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,632 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $5,115,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 52.2% in the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,981,000 after purchasing an additional 3,589 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 25.1% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 1,454 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,000 after buying an additional 292 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,066,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 4,195 shares of the company’s stock worth $794,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MRA Advisory Group raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. MRA Advisory Group now owns 21,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,118,000 after acquiring an additional 995 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.4%

VPU opened at $200.31 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $188.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $189.32. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $154.00 and a 52-week high of $203.50. The company has a market cap of $8.51 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.