2,019 Shares in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Bought by Bank of Montreal Can

Bank of Montreal Can acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 2,019 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $296,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter worth $64,557,000. Empower Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $44,842,000. CI Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $20,595,000. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,517.3% during the 2nd quarter. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. now owns 100,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,651,000 after buying an additional 97,289 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,456.7% during the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,755,000 after acquiring an additional 49,194 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of VPU stock opened at $133.83 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.10 and a beta of 0.54. The business has a 50 day moving average of $130.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $138.28. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $118.81 and a 52 week high of $160.71.

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).