Harbour Investments Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 17.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 27,537 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,040 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $5,095,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,879.2% in the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 475,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,749,000 after acquiring an additional 451,410 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,819.8% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 122,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,600,000 after acquiring an additional 115,773 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 90.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 228,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,277,000 after acquiring an additional 108,479 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 52,392.5% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 77,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,620,000 after acquiring an additional 77,017 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 344,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,735,000 after acquiring an additional 61,687 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $196.65 on Wednesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $172.67 and a 52-week high of $206.10. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $197.77 and a 200 day moving average of $193.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.64 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.62.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

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.