Cwm LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Cwm LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 473.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 5,789 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,780 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $794,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 214.3% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 598,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,390,000 after acquiring an additional 3,825 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,923.6% during the 4th 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 last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 345,482 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,063,000 after acquiring an additional 27,481 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 9.1% during the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 156,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,919,000 after acquiring an additional 12,983 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

VPU opened at $145.68 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $5.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s 50 day moving average is $139.00 and its 200 day moving average is $135.46. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $118.81 and a 12-month high of $151.31.

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).