Farther Finance Advisors LLC Purchases 8,560 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 49.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,761 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,560 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $4,879,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter valued at $31,000. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter worth about $33,000. Maseco LLP bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, Nova Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $43,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.5%

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $185.74 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $7.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $191.76 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $186.22. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $154.00 and a twelve month high of $203.15.

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). 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.