Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE Shares Sold by The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lessened its position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 36.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 497,366 shares of the company’s stock after selling 285,479 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $86,064,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VDE. Carnegie Investment Counsel acquired a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter worth $563,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 111.9% in the third quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 29,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,765,000 after buying an additional 15,795 shares during the last quarter. Allen Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Allen Wealth Management LLC now owns 100,132 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,609,000 after buying an additional 4,258 shares in the last quarter. Greenwood Gearhart Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Greenwood Gearhart Inc. now owns 175,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,118,000 after buying an additional 11,107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JM2 Capital Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $586,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA VDE opened at $165.14 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $9.90 billion, a PE ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.43. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12-month low of $118.17 and a 12-month high of $179.34. The company has a 50-day moving average of $159.34 and a 200 day moving average of $157.84.

About Vanguard Energy ETF

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.