Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Sells 292 Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 11.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,193 shares of the company’s stock after selling 292 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $269,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VDE. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 826,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $105,455,000 after acquiring an additional 2,069 shares in the last quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 2.6% during the second quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 720,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,915,000 after purchasing an additional 18,105 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 9.8% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 541,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $69,115,000 after purchasing an additional 48,418 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.9% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 535,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,276,000 after acquiring an additional 20,125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 930.9% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 283,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,331,000 after buying an additional 255,958 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF stock opened at $132.06 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $125.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.64. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $110.51 and a 52-week high of $137.92. The firm has a market cap of $8.81 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).