Evanson Financial LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Evanson Financial LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 3,501 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $685,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jessup Wealth Management Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 905.9% during the first quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $188.86 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $178.51 and a 52 week high of $206.10. The company has a market capitalization of $8.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $194.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $195.79.

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.