Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Boosts Position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 1.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,652 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 64 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $597,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VPU. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $694,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $224,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 6,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,203,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Tilia Fiduciary Partners Inc. now owns 2,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $465,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $161.70 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $169.64 and its 200-day moving average price is $170.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.97 and a beta of 0.57. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $135.67 and a one year high of $180.04.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $1.2275 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).