Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Shares Bought by Shilanski & Associates Inc.

Shilanski & Associates Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 1.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 37,381 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 462 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Energy ETF makes up about 1.5% of Shilanski & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Shilanski & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $4,535,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VDE. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $815,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 18,777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,278,000 after buying an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,422,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 22,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,736,000 after buying an additional 456 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC now owns 15,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,860,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDE opened at $130.04 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $8.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12 month low of $112.99 and a 12 month high of $137.92. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $127.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $126.30.

Vanguard Energy ETF Profile

Vanguard Energy ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Energy Index Fund. The Fund employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) US Investable Market Energy Index (the Index), an index of stocks of large, medium and small United States companies in the energy sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).