Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Position Raised by Royal Fund Management LLC

Royal Fund Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 11.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 42,132 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,404 shares during the quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Energy ETF worth $5,159,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,157,000 after buying an additional 79 shares during the period. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $771,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC now owns 13,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,661,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Grandview Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $225,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Global Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $720,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

VDE opened at $132.76 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $127.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $126.24. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1 year low of $110.51 and a 1 year high of $137.92. The stock has a market cap of $8.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51.

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).