Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Buys 5,969 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 3.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 158,804 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,969 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned approximately 0.44% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $25,952,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Twin Lakes Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at $30,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 4,862.5% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 397 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 389 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

VPU opened at $170.80 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $168.84 and its 200 day moving average is $169.80. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $135.67 and a fifty-two week high of $180.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.64 and a beta of 0.61.

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).