Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Buys 4,098 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 60.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 10,886 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,098 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,062,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 55.3% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 3,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $567,000 after purchasing an additional 1,143 shares during the period. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the second quarter valued at about $71,000. CW Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 26.3% during the second quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 52,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,297,000 after buying an additional 10,961 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 180,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,152,000 after buying an additional 3,148 shares during the last quarter. Finally, C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $507,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $193.23 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $8.21 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $186.65 and a 200-day moving average of $188.57. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $154.00 and a one year high of $203.15.

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). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power.