38,039 Shares in Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE Purchased by M Holdings Securities Inc.

M Holdings Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 38,039 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,790,000. M Holdings Securities Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of Vanguard Energy ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 24,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,101,000 after purchasing an additional 1,050 shares in the last quarter. GWN Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. GWN Securities Inc. now owns 4,357 shares of the company’s stock worth $549,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 68.8% during the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 3,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $397,000 after purchasing an additional 1,285 shares in the last quarter. Claret Asset Management Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $252,000. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 36,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,575,000 after purchasing an additional 3,145 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VDE opened at $164.08 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $164.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $150.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.42. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $118.17 and a 52-week high of $179.34.

Vanguard Energy ETF 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.