Bard Associates Inc. Buys 277 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Bard Associates Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 3.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,584 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 277 shares during the period. Bard Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,566,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VPU. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 20.8% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 5,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,031,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $479,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 14.0% during the 3rd quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 2,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares in the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $235,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 409.9% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 6,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,077,000 after purchasing an additional 4,972 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $171.72 on Tuesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $133.26 and a 52 week high of $180.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.02 billion, a PE ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $168.22 and its 200-day moving average is $169.53.

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).