Tranquility Partners LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Tranquility Partners LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 10.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,403 shares of the company’s stock after selling 752 shares during the period. Tranquility Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,114,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 106.2% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,058,334 shares of the company’s stock worth $156,549,000 after acquiring an additional 545,178 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position 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 valued at $86,749,000 after purchasing an additional 35,307 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,286,000 after buying an additional 177,422 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.3% during the second quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 159,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,563,000 after buying an additional 3,515 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.5% in the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 150,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,421,000 after buying an additional 3,673 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $172.59 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $171.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $161.13. The company has a market capitalization of $6.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 12 month low of $128.05 and a 12 month high of $177.51.

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).