Bailard Inc. Sells 95 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Bailard Inc. decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 1.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,764 shares of the company’s stock after selling 95 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,269,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,002,000 after acquiring an additional 28,320 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,072,000 after buying an additional 46,299 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $20,003,000. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 99,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,204,000 after buying an additional 5,765 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 18.9% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 75,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,103,000 after buying an additional 11,961 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU opened at $171.72 on Tuesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $133.26 and a twelve month high of $180.04. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $168.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $169.53. The firm has a market cap of $10.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65.

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).