Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Sold by Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. trimmed its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 3.5% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 10,947 shares of the company’s stock after selling 398 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,932,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. PFG Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $588,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.3% during the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 15.6% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 452 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. River Street Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. River Street Advisors LLC now owns 4,301 shares of the company’s stock worth $759,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ignite Planners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 3,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $673,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $198.78 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $187.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $179.65. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $154.00 and a 12 month high of $203.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.54.

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).