Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. Acquires 3,117 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 11.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,224 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,117 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. owned 0.08% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $4,939,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,002,000 after purchasing an additional 28,320 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,072,000 after buying an additional 46,299 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 18.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 75,284 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,103,000 after acquiring an additional 11,961 shares during the last quarter. SWAN Capital LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 17.1% during the third quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 64,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,200,000 after acquiring an additional 9,378 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 62,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,900,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

VPU opened at $169.27 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.09 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $167.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $167.71. 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).