Visionary Wealth Advisors Has $1.77 Million Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Visionary Wealth Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 70.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,798 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,451 shares during the quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,765,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VPU. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $428,000. Merit Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 17.6% in the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 2,632 shares of the company’s stock valued at $430,000 after buying an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $280,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 12,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,043,000 after buying an additional 1,916 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maltin Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $694,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.5%

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $178.39 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.55 billion, a PE ratio of 20.59 and a beta of 0.60. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $169.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $169.30. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $146.45 and a 12 month 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).