Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC Buys 611 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 28.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,774 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 611 shares during the period. Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $453,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VPU. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,058,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,549,000 after buying an additional 545,178 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,002,000 after purchasing an additional 28,320 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,072,000 after purchasing an additional 46,299 shares in the last quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Allied Investment Advisors LLC now owns 132,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,018,000 after buying an additional 1,324 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 18.9% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 75,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,103,000 after purchasing an additional 11,961 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

NYSEARCA:VPU traded down $1.67 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $161.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 303,045 shares, compared to its average volume of 228,323. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $169.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $165.57. The stock has a market cap of $5.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $128.05 and a 12-month 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).