Goldstone Financial Group LLC Buys 3,012 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Goldstone Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 10.8% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 30,892 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,012 shares during the period. Goldstone Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $5,048,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $169.89 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $168.84 and a 200-day moving average price of $165.79. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $128.05 and a one year high of $180.04.

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).