Patton Albertson Miller Group LLC Has $360,000 Stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

Patton Albertson Miller Group LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) by 6.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,624 shares of the company’s stock after selling 187 shares during the quarter. Patton Albertson Miller Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF were worth $360,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VPU. McIlrath & Eck LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 254.5% during the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the period. Cedar Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Utilities ETF by 255.0% during the 3rd quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $51,000. Ramirez Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Utilities ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $54,000. Finally, Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF by 8,860.0% during the fourth quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 448 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after buying an additional 443 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Utilities ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VPU traded up $2.45 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $154.84. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 247,849 shares, compared to its average volume of 222,055. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $141.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $136.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.57 billion, a PE ratio of 20.65 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Utilities ETF has a one year low of $118.81 and a one year high of $154.93.

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).