Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Acquired by Assetmark Inc.

Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 49.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,106 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,022 shares during the quarter. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,685,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,006,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,595,000 after purchasing an additional 32,001 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 658,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,723,000 after buying an additional 12,760 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 518,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,188,000 after buying an additional 6,888 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 297,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,385,000 after buying an additional 12,566 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 228,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,411,000 after acquiring an additional 4,591 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $198.05 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $8.70 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.66. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $200.09 and a 200 day moving average price of $193.80. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $162.93 and a 1 year high of $206.10.

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.