Raymond James Trust N.A. Buys 489 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Raymond James Trust N.A. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 23.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,600 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 489 shares during the quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $385,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,772.3% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,169,917 shares of the company’s stock valued at $165,871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,186 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,286,000 after buying an additional 177,422 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 750.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 81,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,625,000 after acquiring an additional 71,949 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.9% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 311,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,649,000 after acquiring an additional 57,923 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,878.6% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 52,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,513,000 after acquiring an additional 50,922 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $163.06 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $155.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $147.97. The company has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $118.81 and a 52 week high of $164.97.

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).