Fifth Third Securities Inc. Acquires 6,123 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Fifth Third Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 60.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,226 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,123 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,652,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VPU. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $266,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.2% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 3,830 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 95.9% in the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 25,048 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,705,000 after purchasing an additional 12,264 shares in the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.2% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 5,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $762,000 after purchasing an additional 1,223 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 12,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,215,000 after buying an additional 532 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU opened at $168.06 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1 year low of $128.05 and a 1 year high of $180.04. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $168.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $167.15. The firm has a market cap of $6.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).