Strategic Blueprint LLC Sells 1,432 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Strategic Blueprint LLC lowered its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 48.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,509 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,432 shares during the quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $207,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5,403.6% in the third quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,125,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,600,000 after acquiring an additional 1,105,464 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 214.3% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 715,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,273,000 after acquiring an additional 487,927 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,923.6% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 381,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,344,000 after acquiring an additional 372,386 shares during the period. CI Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $20,595,000. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.9% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,042,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,825,000 after buying an additional 48,444 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.7 %

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $139.27 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.02 billion, a PE ratio of 23.10 and a beta of 0.54. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $118.81 and a 12 month high of $152.55. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $136.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $134.14.

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).