481,138 Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Sold by D.A. Davidson & CO.

D.A. Davidson & CO. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 99.4% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,992 shares of the company’s stock after selling 481,138 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $512,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,042,308 shares of the company’s stock worth $206,523,000 after purchasing an additional 38,435 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 509,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,656,000 after buying an additional 26,347 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 188,013 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,253,000 after acquiring an additional 2,631 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 47.1% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 168,766 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,033,000 after acquiring an additional 54,051 shares during the period. Finally, Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 41.9% during the 2nd quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 150,369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,432,000 after buying an additional 44,405 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $186.52 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.55. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $180.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $191.58. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $169.37 and a one year high of $206.10.

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.