1,149 Shares in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Acquired by Howard Capital Management Inc.

Howard Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 1,149 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $203,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.6% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 643,021 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,834,000 after buying an additional 40,025 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.2% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 611,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,373,000 after buying an additional 46,436 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 380,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,062,000 after buying an additional 16,842 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 18.0% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 263,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,935,000 after buying an additional 40,035 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.9% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 218,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,294,000 after buying an additional 14,147 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of VPU stock opened at $194.31 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $154.00 and a 52 week high of $203.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.93 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $189.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $181.43.

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).