Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Sold by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 63.4% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,484 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,573 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $253,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 3,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $597,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $224,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 3,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Finally, Rothschild Investment LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 4,490 shares of the company’s stock valued at $767,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $176.97 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $147.80 and a one year high of $180.04. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $174.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $170.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.07 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.54.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Company 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).