KCM Investment Advisors LLC Acquires 1,999 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

KCM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 35,736 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,999 shares during the quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.10% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $6,220,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,058,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,549,000 after purchasing an additional 545,178 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,286,000 after purchasing an additional 177,422 shares during the period. Cetera Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 750.6% in the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 81,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,625,000 after purchasing an additional 71,949 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.4% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 586,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,749,000 after purchasing an additional 35,307 shares during the period. Finally, Atria Investments Inc bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $4,315,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU traded up $0.79 during trading on Friday, reaching $169.47. The stock had a trading volume of 23,119 shares, compared to its average volume of 202,094. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $128.05 and a 52 week high of $177.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $171.44 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $160.68.

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).