Centaurus Financial Inc. Sells 793 Shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Centaurus Financial Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 10.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 6,722 shares of the company’s stock after selling 793 shares during the quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $994,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VPU. Tortoise Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 5.5% in the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 1,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $187,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period. Inspire Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.1% in the first quarter. Inspire Advisors LLC now owns 3,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $472,000 after acquiring an additional 69 shares during the period. Comerica Bank raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 5,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $732,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Maltin Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,967 shares of the company’s stock worth $587,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 2.3% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $552,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Price Performance

VPU opened at $174.88 on Friday. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $118.81 and a one year high of $176.35. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $165.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $154.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56.

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).