Lee Danner & Bass Inc. Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 299 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $49,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,203,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Finally, Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 2,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $465,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

VPU stock opened at $170.39 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $135.67 and a 1 year high of $180.04. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $169.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $170.04. The firm has a market cap of $9.94 billion, a PE ratio of 20.64 and a beta of 0.61.

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).