Mather Group LLC. Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Mather Group LLC. decreased its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 28.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,156 shares of the company’s stock after selling 449 shares during the quarter. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $189,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invst LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,335.1% in the 3rd quarter. Invst LLC now owns 49,672 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,645,000 after acquiring an additional 48,226 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,072,000 after purchasing an additional 46,299 shares in the last quarter. L & S Advisors Inc purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $6,153,000. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 614,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $107,002,000 after purchasing an additional 28,320 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldstone Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,853,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Down 0.0 %

VPU stock opened at $169.27 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $167.57 and a 200 day moving average of $167.71. The firm has a market cap of $6.09 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $128.05 and a twelve month 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).