CENTRAL TRUST Co Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

CENTRAL TRUST Co lowered its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 4.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,374 shares of the company’s stock after selling 352 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,368,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 2,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $522,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,203,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,416 shares of the company’s stock valued at $421,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 2,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $465,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $169.07 on Tuesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $128.05 and a 12-month high of $180.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $167.48.

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).