Sanctuary Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 64,363 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,694 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $8,163,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VDE. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $46,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $48,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter worth $48,000. LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $58,000. Finally, Global Financial Private Client LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 45.4% in the fourth quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the period.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VDE opened at $128.73 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $125.08 and a 200 day moving average of $126.10. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1-year low of $115.51 and a 1-year high of $137.92. The firm has a market cap of $8.59 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51.

Vanguard Energy ETF 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).