Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Sells 412 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 20.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,578 shares of the company’s stock after selling 412 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $258,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 32.7% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,000 after purchasing an additional 637 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $266,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 38.5% in the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. AE Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,793 shares of the company’s stock worth $413,000 after buying an additional 392 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.2% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 3,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $566,000 after purchasing an additional 223 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $172.59 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $168.80 and a two-hundred day moving average of $166.36. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12-month low of $128.05 and a 12-month high of $180.04. The company has a market capitalization of $6.21 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).