Ellis Investment Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 1,159 Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Ellis Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 1,159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $25,000. Citizens National Bank Trust Department purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. von Borstel & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $197.28 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $186.57 and its 200-day moving average price is $178.60. The stock has a market cap of $8.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.54. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $154.00 and a fifty-two week high of $198.18.

Vanguard Utilities ETF 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).