Bard Associates Inc. Raises Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Bard Associates Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 13.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,307 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,077 shares during the period. Bard Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,632,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VPU. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.7% in the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $866,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 46.2% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 5,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $911,000 after acquiring an additional 1,654 shares in the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.4% in the third quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 2,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 43.1% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 3,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $656,000 after acquiring an additional 1,135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,651,000 after acquiring an additional 221 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $168.68 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $171.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $160.68. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $128.05 and a 12-month high of $177.51. The company has a market capitalization of $6.07 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).