Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Stake Increased by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 43.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,826 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,391 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned approximately 0.09% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $6,981,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,042,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,523,000 after purchasing an additional 38,435 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 509,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,656,000 after buying an additional 26,347 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 188,013 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,253,000 after buying an additional 2,631 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 47.1% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 168,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,033,000 after buying an additional 54,051 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 41.9% during the second quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 150,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,432,000 after buying an additional 44,405 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $189.55 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $181.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $191.63. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $169.37 and a one year high of $206.10. The firm has a market cap of $8.25 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.55.

Vanguard Utilities ETF 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.