41,720 Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE Shares Acquired by Grove Bank & Trust

Grove Bank & Trust raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 113.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 78,536 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 41,720 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Energy ETF comprises 1.3% of Grove Bank & Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Grove Bank & Trust owned about 0.13% of Vanguard Energy ETF worth $13,521,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VDE. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 17.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 493,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $85,364,000 after acquiring an additional 73,950 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 517,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,686,000 after purchasing an additional 20,089 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 14.5% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 300,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,047,000 after purchasing an additional 38,015 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 43.5% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 229,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,446,000 after purchasing an additional 69,496 shares during the period. Finally, Greenwood Gearhart LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.5% in the first quarter. Greenwood Gearhart LLC now owns 181,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,443,000 after purchasing an additional 6,062 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Up 2.8%

VDE traded up $5.04 during trading on Thursday, hitting $182.60. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,023,426 shares, compared to its average volume of 823,192. Vanguard Energy ETF has a twelve month low of $119.84 and a twelve month high of $186.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $175.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $167.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.50.

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.