Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Stake Lowered by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 29,710 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,674 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $3,639,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 34.4% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $694,000 after purchasing an additional 1,349 shares during the last quarter. Norden Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the first quarter worth $503,000. Choreo LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 173.2% during the second quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 7,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $955,000 after buying an additional 4,747 shares in the last quarter. PFG Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.6% in the first quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 8,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,179,000 after buying an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 27,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,608,000 after acquiring an additional 1,375 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VDE stock opened at $125.32 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $124.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $127.16. Vanguard Energy ETF has a twelve month low of $110.51 and a twelve month high of $137.92. The company has a market capitalization of $8.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51.

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).