Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Position Trimmed by Black Diamond Financial LLC

Black Diamond Financial LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 19.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,402 shares of the company’s stock after selling 592 shares during the quarter. Black Diamond Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $291,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 79.6% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 22,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,706,000 after acquiring an additional 9,794 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $463,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Pitcairn Co. purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $429,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 24.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 5,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $666,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDE opened at $127.00 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $8.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $125.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $126.23. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52 week low of $115.51 and a 52 week high of $137.92.

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).