Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Stock Position Boosted by Choreo LLC

Choreo LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 113.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,489 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,568 shares during the quarter. Choreo LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,794,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Van Den Berg Management I Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the first quarter worth $32,000. John Boyer Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter worth $37,000. NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter worth $41,000. Finally, Main Street Group LTD purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the first quarter valued at about $49,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $187.58 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $180.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $191.59. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $169.37 and a 12-month high of $206.10. The firm has a market cap of $8.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57.

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.