Hamilton Wealth LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Hamilton Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 35.6% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 46,086 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,090 shares during the period. Vanguard Utilities ETF accounts for approximately 2.1% of Hamilton Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Hamilton Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $6,571,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VPU. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2,772.3% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,169,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $165,871,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,186 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 3,923.6% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 381,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,344,000 after purchasing an additional 372,386 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 318,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,640,000 after acquiring an additional 35,520 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 311,149 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,649,000 after acquiring an additional 57,923 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 846.2% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 198,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,286,000 after acquiring an additional 177,422 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU traded up $0.12 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $161.08. 621,745 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 205,283. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 1-year low of $118.81 and a 1-year high of $163.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.80 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $152.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.33.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Company 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).