Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 12.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,927 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 752 shares during the period. Bigelow Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,132,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VPU. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $20,003,000. Invst LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,335.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invst LLC now owns 49,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,645,000 after purchasing an additional 48,226 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,072,000 after acquiring an additional 46,299 shares during the period. L & S Advisors Inc purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $6,153,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd 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 during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $172.63 on Wednesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $131.10 and a 1 year high of $180.04. The stock has a market cap of $6.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $166.88 and a 200 day moving average of $168.63.

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).