Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU – Free Report) by 0.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,725 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $2,030,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF in the second quarter worth $464,000. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 55,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,453,000 after buying an additional 188 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 877.2% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 557 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.4% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 79,820 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,807,000 after acquiring an additional 14,592 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kennedy Investment Group raised its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% during the second quarter. Kennedy Investment Group now owns 7,253 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,073,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter.
Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance
Shares of VPU stock opened at $162.98 on Thursday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $118.81 and a fifty-two week high of $163.73. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $154.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $146.93. The company has a market cap of $5.87 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.
Vanguard Utilities ETF 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).
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