Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Stake Increased by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 16.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 4,449 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 619 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $777,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VPU. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the second quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 64.5% in the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VPU opened at $174.16 on Wednesday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a 52 week low of $128.05 and a 52 week high of $180.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $173.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $163.07.

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).