Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Stock Position Raised by Brookstone Capital Management

Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 29.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,529 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,599 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,133,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VPU. CW Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 26.3% in the 2nd quarter. CW Advisors LLC now owns 52,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,297,000 after purchasing an additional 10,961 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 180,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,152,000 after buying an additional 3,148 shares in the last quarter. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter valued at about $507,000. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the second quarter worth about $783,000. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 49.8% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 25,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,879,000 after buying an additional 8,560 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $200.14 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $154.00 and a fifty-two week high of $206.10. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $196.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $192.55. The company has a market cap of $8.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61.

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). 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.