Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE Holdings Decreased by Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC

Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 82.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,675 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,160 shares during the period. Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $1,493,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VDE traded up $0.42 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $188.39. 349,833 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 815,411. The firm has a market cap of $11.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.50. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $177.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $167.47. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12-month low of $119.84 and a 12-month high of $189.25.

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.