Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 9.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,733 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 150 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $304,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VPU. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 877.2% in the second quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.8% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 13,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,030,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.8% in the 2nd quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,125 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

VPU stock opened at $176.05 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $128.05 and a one year high of $177.51. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $172.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $161.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.34 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).