Hershey Financial Advisers LLC Purchases Shares of 11,554 Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Hershey Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 11,554 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,709,000. Vanguard Utilities ETF accounts for 1.5% of Hershey Financial Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 11,536 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,581,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 35.2% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 55,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,613,000 after buying an additional 14,475 shares during the period. Focus Financial Network Inc. ADV acquired a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $293,000. SWAN Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 43.0% in the 4th quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 11,380 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,560,000 after acquiring an additional 3,424 shares during the period. Finally, Visionary Wealth Advisors grew its position in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 381.9% in the fourth quarter. Visionary Wealth Advisors now owns 11,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,514,000 after acquiring an additional 8,753 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

NYSEARCA VPU opened at $173.33 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $6.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $163.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $153.38. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $118.81 and a 52 week high of $175.35.

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).