First Bancorp Inc ME Purchases Shares of 8,331 Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

First Bancorp Inc ME acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 8,331 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,631,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the second quarter valued at $235,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 57.4% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 428 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 57.3% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 10,106 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,784,000 after purchasing an additional 3,681 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 481.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,017,000 after purchasing an additional 9,462 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Financial Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 29.5% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 11,508 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,031,000 after purchasing an additional 2,624 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $187.32 on Wednesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $178.51 and a 52 week high of $206.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $193.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $196.01.

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.