Sigma Planning Corp Purchases 10,385 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Sigma Planning Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 10,385 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,788,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Signaturefd LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $262,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $372,000. Simplicity Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $664,000. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $198,000. Finally, NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $183.81 on Thursday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $180.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $191.57. The firm has a market cap of $8.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $169.37 and a 52-week high of $206.10.

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.