Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 7.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 138,564 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,053 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $16,809,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 444.6% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 5,406,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $655,887,000 after purchasing an additional 4,413,992 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,935,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 11,313.9% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 194,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,649,000 after acquiring an additional 193,242 shares during the period. Parcion Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $15,101,000. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $8,447,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

VDE opened at $126.50 on Tuesday. Vanguard Energy ETF has a one year low of $115.51 and a one year high of $137.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.74 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $125.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $125.93.

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).