Renaissance Technologies LLC Acquires Shares of 4,300 Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 4,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $703,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Apollon Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $228,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $428,000. Principal Securities Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 4,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $784,000 after purchasing an additional 600 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 50.1% during the fourth quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 914 shares of the company’s stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Glassy Mountain Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Glassy Mountain Advisors Inc. now owns 16,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,620,000 after purchasing an additional 1,549 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $172.64 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.07 billion, a PE ratio of 20.16 and a beta of 0.57. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $146.45 and a 12 month high of $180.04. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $168.31 and its 200-day moving average price is $169.34.

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).