Ellis Investment Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 1,224 Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Ellis Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $213,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.5% in the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% in the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $732,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 2,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $522,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maltin Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.9% in the second quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $587,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Utilities ETF stock opened at $172.95 on Monday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $126.18 and a one year high of $177.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.23 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The business’s fifty day moving average is $169.84 and its 200 day moving average is $158.07.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Company 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).