Rathbones Group PLC Purchases Shares of 3,250 Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Rathbones Group PLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 3,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $644,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.8% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $496,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 88.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 27,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,417,000 after acquiring an additional 12,808 shares in the last quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 23.0% during the first quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $801,000 after purchasing an additional 757 shares during the period. WNY Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter worth about $480,000. Finally, Vestor Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 9,810.0% during the first quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 57,478 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,389,000 after purchasing an additional 56,898 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $188.61 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $194.36 and a 200 day moving average price of $195.85. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $178.51 and a fifty-two week 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.