Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE Shares Sold by Estate Counselors LLC

Estate Counselors LLC decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 26.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 82,989 shares of the company’s stock after selling 30,431 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Energy ETF makes up 1.3% of Estate Counselors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Estate Counselors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $14,360,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VDE. Matrix Private Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 330.0% during the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 215 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. SouthState Bank Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Down 2.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDE opened at $164.52 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $159.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $157.36. The stock has a market cap of $9.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.43. Vanguard Energy ETF has a fifty-two week low of $118.17 and a fifty-two week high of $179.34.

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.