Cornerstone Planning LLC Acquires Shares of 4,325 Vanguard Utilities ETF $VPU

Cornerstone Planning LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 4,325 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $801,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,879.2% in the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 475,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,749,000 after acquiring an additional 451,410 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1,819.8% during the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 122,135 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,600,000 after purchasing an additional 115,773 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 90.6% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 228,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,277,000 after purchasing an additional 108,479 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $14,732,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 52,392.5% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 77,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,620,000 after purchasing an additional 77,017 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

VPU stock opened at $193.95 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $195.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $193.62. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $173.75 and a fifty-two week high of $206.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.52 billion, a PE ratio of 20.60 and a beta of 0.59.

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.