Royal Fund Management LLC Acquires 1,374 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Royal Fund Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 17.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,091 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,374 shares during the period. Royal Fund Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,251,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VPU. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 16.9% during the third quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 58,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,469,000 after purchasing an additional 8,469 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 124.0% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 6,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $892,000 after acquiring an additional 3,871 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 126.1% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $483,000 after purchasing an additional 2,114 shares during the last quarter. Bailard Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 25.0% in the third quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 8,216 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,048,000 after purchasing an additional 1,645 shares during the period. Finally, Kennedy Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Kennedy Investment Group now owns 6,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $882,000 after purchasing an additional 765 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

VPU traded up $1.12 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $148.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 143,441 shares, compared to its average volume of 222,553. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $140.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $135.87. The stock has a market cap of $5.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a twelve month low of $118.81 and a twelve month high of $150.93.

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).