Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE Shares Purchased by Elgethun Capital Management

Elgethun Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 9.0% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 57,807 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,777 shares during the period. Vanguard Energy ETF comprises 1.3% of Elgethun Capital Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Elgethun Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $7,279,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VDE. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 23,247.2% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 353,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,106,000 after purchasing an additional 351,963 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 5,416.8% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 195,956 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,675,000 after purchasing an additional 192,404 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 90.8% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 307,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,578,000 after purchasing an additional 146,147 shares during the last quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $15,862,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 16.6% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 498,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,752,000 after purchasing an additional 71,068 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF stock opened at $165.57 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $165.19 and a 200 day moving average of $149.06. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12 month low of $114.65 and a 12 month high of $179.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.45.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are dominated by activities, such as the construction or provision of oil rigs, drilling equipment, and other energy-related service and equipment (such as seismic data collection), or companies engaged in the exploration, production, marketing, refining, and/or transportation of oil and gas products.