1,302 Shares in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Acquired by World Equity Group Inc.

World Equity Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 1,302 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $227,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,058,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,549,000 after acquiring an additional 545,178 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,286,000 after buying an additional 177,422 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 750.6% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 81,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,625,000 after buying an additional 71,949 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,878.6% during the first quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 52,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,513,000 after buying an additional 50,922 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 586,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,749,000 after buying an additional 35,307 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $166.50 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $5.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $128.05 and a twelve month high of $177.51. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $170.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $159.53.

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).