Archford Capital Strategies LLC Has $850,000 Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Archford Capital Strategies LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 11.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 5,200 shares of the company’s stock after selling 700 shares during the quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $850,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Twin Lakes Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4,862.5% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 389 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $171.27 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $166.97. The firm has a market cap of $6.17 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $128.05 and a 1 year high of $180.04.

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).