939 Shares in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Bought by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 939 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $153,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VPU. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. Hurley Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $49,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $172.03 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.17 billion, a PE ratio of 20.59 and a beta of 0.60. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $168.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $169.18. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $146.45 and a 52-week high of $180.04.

About Vanguard Utilities ETF

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).