Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Shares Sold by Kings Path Partners LLC

Kings Path Partners LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 20.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,215 shares of the company’s stock after selling 317 shares during the quarter. Kings Path Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $147,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 79.6% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 22,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,706,000 after purchasing an additional 9,794 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 173.2% during the second quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 7,487 shares of the company’s stock worth $955,000 after buying an additional 4,747 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 5.8% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $463,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 12.9% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 6,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $762,000 after buying an additional 710 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pitcairn Co. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $429,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

VDE traded up $0.28 on Monday, reaching $124.11. 302,193 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 565,271. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $127.11 and its 200 day moving average price is $126.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.28 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. Vanguard Energy ETF has a fifty-two week low of $110.51 and a fifty-two week high of $137.92.

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).