Rothschild Investment LLC Has $721,000 Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Rothschild Investment LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 4.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,411 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $721,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,000 after buying an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $433,000. World Equity Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 2,604 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,302 shares in the last quarter. Delta Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Delta Financial Group Inc. now owns 19,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,167,000 after purchasing an additional 737 shares during the period. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $523,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

VPU stock opened at $172.59 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $167.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $169.04. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $131.10 and a 52 week high of $180.04. The stock has a market cap of $10.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65.

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).