Fmr LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Fmr LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 28.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 7,679 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,695 shares during the period. Fmr LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,336,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 20.7% during the third quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 3,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $618,000 after acquiring an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $623,000. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 11.2% during the third quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 1,535 shares of the company’s stock valued at $267,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. L & S Advisors Inc bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $6,153,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,002,000 after acquiring an additional 28,320 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $167.76 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $172.57 and a 200 day moving average of $163.85. The company has a market cap of $6.04 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $128.05 and a 52 week high of $180.04.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

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).