Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Boosts Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 34.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 36,900 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,400 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned 0.09% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $6,828,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $63,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.6%

VPU opened at $189.68 on Thursday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $172.67 and a 12-month high of $206.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.33 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.62. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $196.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $193.70.

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). 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.