Maloon Powers Pitre Higgins & Dennehy LLC Takes $807,000 Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Maloon Powers Pitre Higgins & Dennehy LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 4,123 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $807,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% during the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 2,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $560,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.1% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.9% in the first quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $378,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vivaldi Capital Management LP now owns 1,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 13,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,602,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $186.35 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.25 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.58. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $178.51 and a one year high of $206.10. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $192.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $195.60.

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.