Bailard Inc. Has $1.27 Million Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Bailard Inc. reduced its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 1.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,764 shares of the company’s stock after selling 95 shares during the period. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,269,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 10.2% in the fourth quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 1,667 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. First American Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. First American Bank now owns 7,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,195,000 after acquiring an additional 420 shares during the last quarter. Verus Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $294,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 119.1% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 41,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,837,000 after acquiring an additional 22,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 4,057 shares of the company’s stock valued at $663,000 after acquiring an additional 286 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of VPU stock opened at $171.72 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $168.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $169.53. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $133.26 and a one year high of $180.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.02 billion, a PE ratio of 20.98 and a beta of 0.65.

Vanguard Utilities ETF 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).