LPL Financial LLC Has $107 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 614,776 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,320 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC owned 1.71% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $107,002,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.5% during the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,000 after buying an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Comerica Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $732,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 2,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $587,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chemistry Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,416 shares of the company’s stock worth $421,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU opened at $176.05 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $128.05 and a 52-week high of $177.51. The firm has a market cap of $6.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The business’s fifty day moving average is $172.25 and its 200-day moving average is $161.67.

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).