Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Stake Lessened by Smith Moore & CO.

Smith Moore & CO. decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 14.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,250 shares of the company’s stock after selling 557 shares during the quarter. Smith Moore & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $394,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VDE. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 113.0% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 230 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $54,000. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $58,000. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 45.4% during the 4th quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the period.

Vanguard Energy ETF Trading Down 9.1 %

NYSEARCA VDE opened at $109.38 on Friday. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1-year low of $108.94 and a 1-year high of $137.92. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $125.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.46. The company has a market capitalization of $10.16 billion, a PE ratio of 15.41 and a beta of 0.94.

Vanguard Energy ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a $0.9487 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Energy ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).