Legacy Private Trust Co. Invests $275,000 in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Legacy Private Trust Co. bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 1,684 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $275,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VPU. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,058,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $156,549,000 after buying an additional 545,178 shares in the last quarter. Invst LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,335.1% in the third quarter. Invst LLC now owns 49,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,645,000 after acquiring an additional 48,226 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.0% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 195,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,072,000 after purchasing an additional 46,299 shares in the last quarter. L & S Advisors Inc bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter worth about $6,153,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 586,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,749,000 after purchasing an additional 35,307 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VPU opened at $164.17 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $169.44 and its 200 day moving average is $165.30. The stock has a market cap of $5.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $128.05 and a 1-year high of $180.04.

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).