HBW Advisory Services LLC Buys 1,436 Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

HBW Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 16.4% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 10,170 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,436 shares during the period. HBW Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $1,246,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 222.4% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,324,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,569,000 after purchasing an additional 913,542 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 826,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,455,000 after acquiring an additional 2,069 shares during the period. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 2.6% in the 2nd quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 720,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,915,000 after acquiring an additional 18,105 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 9.8% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 541,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,115,000 after acquiring an additional 48,418 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 535,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,276,000 after purchasing an additional 20,125 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

VDE traded up $1.24 during trading on Friday, reaching $130.05. 383,204 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 449,955. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1 year low of $110.51 and a 1 year high of $137.92. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $124.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $127.75.

Vanguard Energy ETF Company 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).