Blair William & Co. IL Purchases 9,893 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Blair William & Co. IL grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 41.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,043 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,893 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $5,563,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $623,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $228,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $428,000. Principal Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 14.3% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 4,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $784,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 50.1% during the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 914 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $169.03 on Monday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $135.67 and a 1-year high of $180.04. The company has a 50-day moving average of $169.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $170.16. The company has a market cap of $9.86 billion, a PE ratio of 20.64 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a $1.2275 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).