Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd. decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 17,905 shares of the company’s stock after selling 465 shares during the period. Sterling Investment Advisors Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,926,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Exchange Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Capital Management Inc. now owns 28,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,635,000 after purchasing an additional 1,597 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 4,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $721,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $433,000. Finally, World Equity Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 2,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $426,000 after acquiring an additional 1,302 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $172.59 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $167.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $169.04. The stock has a market cap of $10.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $131.10 and a 1 year high of $180.04.

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).