Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Shares Sold by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 33.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,785 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,405 shares during the quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $338,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VDE. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 8.8% in the fourth quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 37,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,596,000 after buying an additional 3,079 shares during the last quarter. Bonfire Financial purchased a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,841,000. Focus Financial Network Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 6,079 shares of the company’s stock worth $737,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Gunma Bank Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Gunma Bank Ltd. now owns 52,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,308,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Finally, Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 15.7% during the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,196,000 after purchasing an additional 3,569 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDE opened at $126.31 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.43 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $125.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $126.12. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1 year low of $115.51 and a 1 year high of $137.92.

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).