Proficio Capital Partners LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 119.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 41,834 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,739 shares during the quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned approximately 0.12% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $6,837,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $20,003,000. Invst LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,335.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invst LLC now owns 49,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,645,000 after buying an additional 48,226 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,072,000 after buying an additional 46,299 shares in the last quarter. L & S Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $6,153,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,002,000 after buying an additional 28,320 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $171.72 on Tuesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $133.26 and a 52 week high of $180.04. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $168.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $169.53. The firm has a market cap of $10.02 billion, a PE ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65.

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).