Goldstone Financial Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Goldstone Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 10.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 30,892 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,012 shares during the period. Goldstone Financial Group LLC owned 0.09% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $5,048,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter worth $29,000. Twin Lakes Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 38.5% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $169.89 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $6.12 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $168.84 and its 200-day moving average price is $165.79. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $128.05 and a 52-week high of $180.04.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Company 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).