Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 10.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 24,924 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,331 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $4,338,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VPU. Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.5% in the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $732,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 2,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Finally, Maltin Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $587,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $176.37 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $123.31 and a 12 month high of $177.51. The company has a market cap of $6.35 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $156.81.

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).