Global Retirement Partners LLC Has $352,000 Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Global Retirement Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 40.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,152 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 619 shares during the quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $352,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Signaturefd LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in 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 valued at $1,031,000 after buying an additional 1,020 shares in the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 15.4% in the third quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 924 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $213,000. Finally, First American Bank increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 36.5% during the 3rd quarter. First American Bank now owns 6,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,199,000 after acquiring an additional 1,841 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $172.59 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $167.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $169.04. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $131.10 and a twelve month high of $180.04. The company has a market capitalization of $10.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65.

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).