Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Stock Holdings Reduced by Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC

Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 43.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,860 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,985 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $660,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 509,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,656,000 after purchasing an additional 26,347 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 60.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 43,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,608,000 after acquiring an additional 16,640 shares in the last quarter. Rathbones Group PLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the first quarter valued at about $644,000. Hamilton Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. Hamilton Wealth LLC now owns 31,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,298,000 after purchasing an additional 3,206 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 41.9% in the 2nd quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 150,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,432,000 after purchasing an additional 44,405 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $186.52 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $169.37 and a 52 week high of $206.10. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $180.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $191.58. The stock has a market cap of $8.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.55.

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.