Uptown Financial Advisors LLC Purchases 3,000 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Uptown Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 3,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $513,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VPU. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the first quarter valued at about $32,000. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 905.9% during the first quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC now owns 171 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Tower View Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 186.4% during the first quarter. Tower View Wealth Management LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the period. Finally, Main Street Group LTD purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter worth about $49,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $180.05 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57. The company’s 50-day moving average is $182.00 and its two-hundred day moving average is $190.91. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $169.37 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.