Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Shares Sold by Cora Capital Advisors LLC

Cora Capital Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 13.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,492 shares of the company’s stock after selling 378 shares during the quarter. Cora Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $342,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 214.3% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 715,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,273,000 after acquiring an additional 487,927 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 598,946 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,390,000 after buying an additional 3,825 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,923.6% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 381,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,344,000 after buying an additional 372,386 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8.6% during the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 345,482 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,063,000 after buying an additional 27,481 shares during the period. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 9.1% during the third quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 156,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,919,000 after buying an additional 12,983 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU traded down $1.65 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $143.53. 161,251 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 226,365. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52-week low of $118.81 and a 52-week high of $151.31. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $138.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $135.33. The firm has a market cap of $5.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.85 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).