Huntington National Bank Buys 1,654 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Huntington National Bank increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 46.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,232 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,654 shares during the quarter. Huntington National Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $911,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% in the second 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 last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 586,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,749,000 after acquiring an additional 35,307 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,286,000 after purchasing an additional 177,422 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 7.5% during the first quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 159,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,762,000 after purchasing an additional 11,138 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.3% in the second quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 159,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,563,000 after purchasing an additional 3,515 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of VPU stock opened at $171.11 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $171.50 and its 200 day moving average is $160.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.16 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 $177.51.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Company 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).