Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 5,475 Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 5,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $895,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 245.6% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 43.1% in the third quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $656,000 after buying an additional 1,135 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.7% in the third quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $866,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 16.2% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 4,449 shares of the company’s stock worth $777,000 after buying an additional 619 shares during the period. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 15,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,702,000 after buying an additional 635 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU opened at $170.80 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.64 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $135.67 and a one year high of $180.04. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $168.84 and its 200-day moving average is $169.85.

Vanguard Utilities ETF 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).