Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 22,553 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 456 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $2,736,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the third quarter worth about $46,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $48,000. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. Global Financial Private Client LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 45.4% during the 4th quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 493 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $153,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Energy ETF stock opened at $123.63 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $126.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $126.37. The company has a market cap of $8.25 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1-year low of $114.45 and a 1-year high of $137.92.

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).