John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. Takes Position in Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE

John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,969 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $626,000. Vanguard Energy ETF comprises 0.3% of John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 813,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,468,000 after buying an additional 12,772 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 419,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,807,000 after acquiring an additional 27,563 shares during the period. SCS Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 9.0% during the 4th quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC now owns 370,931 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,708,000 after acquiring an additional 30,766 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 23,247.2% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 353,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,106,000 after acquiring an additional 351,963 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PGIM Custom Harvest LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 346,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,572,000 after acquiring an additional 15,847 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VDE opened at $151.82 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.42. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1-year low of $118.17 and a 1-year high of $179.34. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $162.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $151.66.

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.