Compass Ion Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Compass Ion Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 37.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 11,185 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,024 shares during the period. Compass Ion Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,828,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $623,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $228,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $428,000. Principal Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 4,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $784,000 after buying an additional 600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,000 after buying an additional 305 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.7 %

Shares of VPU stock opened at $170.42 on Wednesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $135.67 and a 12 month high of $180.04. The stock has a market cap of $9.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.64 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $169.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $169.94.

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).