Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 103,672 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,047 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Utilities ETF makes up approximately 1.2% of Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV owned 0.24% of Vanguard Utilities ETF worth $19,184,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Imprint Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $48,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $51,000. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $63,000.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $192.06 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.62. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $171.17 and a 1-year high of $206.10. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $198.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $193.71.

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). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power.