Financial Freedom LLC Purchases 287 Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Financial Freedom LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 1.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 21,783 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Energy ETF makes up approximately 1.4% of Financial Freedom LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Financial Freedom LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $2,642,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors 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% in the third quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,157,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $771,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC now owns 13,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,661,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 5.5% in the third quarter. Grandview Asset Management LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $225,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VDE stock opened at $132.76 on Monday. Vanguard Energy ETF has a fifty-two week low of $110.51 and a fifty-two week high of $137.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $127.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.21.

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).