Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Sold by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lowered its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 63.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,484 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,573 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $253,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 66.3% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 9,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,486,000 after purchasing an additional 3,626 shares in the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $489,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 101.5% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 761 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $24,659,000. Finally, Elevation Capital Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 91.9% during the 4th quarter. Elevation Capital Advisory LLC now owns 2,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,000 after purchasing an additional 1,102 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.8%

VPU opened at $176.97 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $174.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $170.14. The firm has a market cap of $7.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.54. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $147.80 and a twelve month high of $180.04.

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).