Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC Has $3.13 Million Position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 1.4% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 23,748 shares of the company’s stock after selling 335 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $3,128,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VDE. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 24.5% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,236,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,338,000 after buying an additional 440,740 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 222.4% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,324,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,569,000 after acquiring an additional 913,542 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 19.8% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 849,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $99,589,000 after purchasing an additional 140,274 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 365,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,817,000 after purchasing an additional 5,104 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,385,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Energy ETF stock traded down $1.67 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $126.61. The stock had a trading volume of 94,580 shares, compared to its average volume of 480,526. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. Vanguard Energy ETF has a fifty-two week low of $109.14 and a fifty-two week high of $137.92. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $128.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $124.65.

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).