Heritage Financial Services LLC Acquires Shares of 1,324 Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Heritage Financial Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 1,324 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $216,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fifth Third Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 60.6% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 16,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,652,000 after purchasing an additional 6,123 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,923 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,275,000 after buying an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 1,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the last quarter. Foster Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 5,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $954,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $241,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

VPU stock opened at $169.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $6.09 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $168.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $167.14. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $128.05 and a fifty-two week high of $180.04.

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).