Kennedy Investment Group Increases Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Kennedy Investment Group raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 2.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,649 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 192 shares during the period. Kennedy Investment Group’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,250,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Twin Lakes Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Signaturefd LLC raised 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 buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4,862.5% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 389 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $165.36 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $128.05 and a one year high of $180.04. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $168.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $167.15.

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).