Gunma Bank Ltd. Sells 31,624 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Gunma Bank Ltd. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPUFree Report) by 55.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 31,624 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Utilities ETF makes up about 1.4% of Gunma Bank Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest holding. Gunma Bank Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $4,270,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 21.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 45,945 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,508,000 after purchasing an additional 8,206 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 300.0% in the fourth quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 400 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $36,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 74.3% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 516 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 7,469 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,221,000 after purchasing an additional 270 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

VPU opened at $182.78 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $7.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.54. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $154.00 and a 1-year high of $185.75. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $177.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $172.13.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

(Free Report)

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).

Further Reading

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

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