Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Position Lifted by Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC

Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 53.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 38,160 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,236 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $6,236,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 30,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,939,000 after buying an additional 3,117 shares during the period. Silverlake Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 26.0% during the 4th quarter. Silverlake Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,402 shares of the company’s stock valued at $883,000 after buying an additional 1,113 shares during the period. RBA Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 13.1% during the 4th quarter. RBA Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,418 shares of the company’s stock valued at $232,000 after buying an additional 164 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $329,000. Finally, Heritage Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $216,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $167.61 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $6.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $167.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $167.59. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $128.05 and a 52 week high of $180.04.

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).