Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Sold by Altfest L J & Co. Inc.

Altfest L J & Co. Inc. reduced its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 88.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 14,519 shares of the company’s stock after selling 108,875 shares during the quarter. Altfest L J & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,750,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. PFG Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $588,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. NFP Retirement Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. NFP Retirement Inc. now owns 4,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $852,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.3% during the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 15.6% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $187.22 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $190.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $186.65. The stock has a market cap of $7.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $154.00 and a 1-year high of $203.15.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

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.