Bailard Inc. Purchases 1,890 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Bailard Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 23.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,106 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,890 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,385,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 214.3% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 715,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,273,000 after purchasing an additional 487,927 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,923.6% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 381,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,344,000 after acquiring an additional 372,386 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 97.4% in the third quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 82,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,585,000 after purchasing an additional 40,731 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $5,038,000. Finally, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $5,262,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU traded down $1.30 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $143.88. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 51,802 shares, compared to its average volume of 224,952. The business’s 50 day moving average is $138.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $135.09. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $118.81 and a 12-month high of $151.31. The firm has a market cap of $5.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.85 and a beta of 0.56.

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).