6,460 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU Purchased by Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC

Steel Grove Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 6,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,105,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,326 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,424,000 after buying an additional 313 shares during the last quarter. LifeGoal Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth $1,131,000. First Heartland Consultants Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.0% during the third quarter. First Heartland Consultants Inc. now owns 4,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $850,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 7.7% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 34,647 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,925,000 after purchasing an additional 2,466 shares during the period. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 16.1% in the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 13,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,275,000 after purchasing an additional 1,845 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock traded up $0.24 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $180.36. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 176,173 shares, compared to its average volume of 280,718. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $169.37 and a twelve month high of $206.10. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $182.51 and a 200-day moving average of $191.24. The stock has a market cap of $8.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.57.

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.