D.A. Davidson & CO. Buys 609 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 20.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,550 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 609 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $618,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $732,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 2,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $587,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chemistry Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $421,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 2.0 %

VPU stock opened at $175.53 on Tuesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $128.05 and a 1-year high of $180.04. The business’s 50 day moving average is $173.19 and its 200-day moving average is $162.95. The firm has a market cap of $6.32 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).