Prospera Financial Services Inc Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Prospera Financial Services Inc lowered its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 49.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,615 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,555 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $455,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. OneAscent Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter. OneAscent Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after buying an additional 381 shares during the last quarter. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $135,000. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 15,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,702,000 after acquiring an additional 635 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 16.2% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 4,449 shares of the company’s stock worth $777,000 after purchasing an additional 619 shares in the last quarter. Finally, River Street Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. River Street Advisors LLC now owns 4,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $748,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of VPU opened at $176.05 on Friday. 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 $6.34 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $172.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $161.85.

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).