Principal Securities Inc. Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Principal Securities Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 31.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,612 shares of the company’s stock after selling 747 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $196,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VDE. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 11,313.9% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 194,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,649,000 after buying an additional 193,242 shares during the last quarter. Choreo LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 524.5% in the 4th quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 47,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,648,000 after purchasing an additional 39,615 shares during the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $4,153,000. SWAN Capital LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 52.2% during the third quarter. SWAN Capital LLC now owns 87,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,715,000 after buying an additional 30,002 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 89.5% during the fourth quarter. Evolution Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 56,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,856,000 after purchasing an additional 26,690 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VDE opened at $126.91 on Tuesday. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $115.51 and a 52-week high of $137.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $125.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $126.23.

About Vanguard Energy ETF

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).