Focus Financial Network Inc. Purchases 273 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 14.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,224 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $390,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VPU. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $552,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 18,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,703,000 after purchasing an additional 1,515 shares during the period. MontVue Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 23.9% in the 1st quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,884 shares of the company’s stock worth $269,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Csenge Advisory Group boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 8,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 164.9% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 2,969 shares of the company’s stock valued at $423,000 after acquiring an additional 1,848 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 2.2 %

VPU opened at $168.18 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $170.69 and a 200 day moving average of $159.34. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $128.05 and a 52-week high of $177.51. The stock has a market cap of $6.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).