Sharper & Granite LLC Sells 208 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Sharper & Granite LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,530 shares of the company’s stock after selling 208 shares during the quarter. Sharper & Granite LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $1,721,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VPU. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $623,000. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% during the third quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 245.6% in the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 750 shares of the company’s stock worth $131,000 after acquiring an additional 533 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 31.2% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 5,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $762,000 after acquiring an additional 1,223 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

VPU stock opened at $161.24 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $5.80 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $168.95 and a 200 day moving average price of $165.65. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a fifty-two week low of $128.05 and a fifty-two week 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).