Retirement Planning Group LLC Buys 5,728 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 145.9% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 9,655 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,728 shares during the quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,829,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Columbia Advisory Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $393,000. MGO One Seven LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 13.6% during the third quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 6,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after purchasing an additional 771 shares in the last quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. now owns 13,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,621,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. Cross Staff Investments Inc lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Cross Staff Investments Inc now owns 3,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $581,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maltin Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $871,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $186.37 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $188.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $187.27. The company has a market cap of $7.92 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $154.00 and a twelve month high of $203.15.

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). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power.