Berkeley Capital Partners LLC Lowers Position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Berkeley Capital Partners LLC decreased its position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 11.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 3,251 shares of the company’s stock after selling 401 shares during the quarter. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $394,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 444.6% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 5,406,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $655,887,000 after purchasing an additional 4,413,992 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 851,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,237,000 after purchasing an additional 24,476 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $31,935,000. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 205,185 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,891,000 after purchasing an additional 8,370 shares during the period. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 197,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,000,000 after purchasing an additional 5,918 shares during the period.

Vanguard Energy ETF Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of VDE opened at $128.98 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $11.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.74 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a 50-day moving average of $126.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $125.94. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12-month low of $115.51 and a 12-month high of $137.92.

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).