Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Shares Bought by Lido Advisors LLC

Lido Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 6.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 70,379 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,061 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC owned about 0.17% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $13,167,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $38,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $63,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $192.36 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $172.67 and a 12 month high of $206.10. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $196.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $193.68.

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.