Sigma Planning Corp Trims Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Sigma Planning Corp reduced its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 65.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,835 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,934 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,949,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jessup Wealth Management Inc acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. IFC & Insurance Marketing Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 905.9% in the first quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at $38,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.4%

VPU stock opened at $196.49 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $194.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $194.99. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $176.91 and a 12-month high of $206.10. The company has a market capitalization of $8.70 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59.

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.