Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Shares Sold by UBS Group AG

UBS Group AG decreased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 5.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,763,963 shares of the company’s stock after selling 106,225 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG owned 2.63% of Vanguard Energy ETF worth $201,497,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Blair William & Co. IL grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 7.6% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 20,960 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,394,000 after buying an additional 1,479 shares during the last quarter. Elgethun Capital Management grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.7% during the 1st quarter. Elgethun Capital Management now owns 44,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,369,000 after purchasing an additional 740 shares in the last quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC now owns 29,481 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,368,000 after purchasing an additional 1,113 shares in the last quarter. First Republic Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. First Republic Investment Management Inc. now owns 81,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,352,000 after purchasing an additional 9,382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Financial Partners grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. TrueWealth Financial Partners now owns 121,981 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,934,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VDE traded up $2.58 on Friday, hitting $127.21. 533,095 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 495,690. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $97.60 and a 52-week high of $132.63. The company has a market capitalization of $8.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.90 and a beta of 1.39. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $118.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $115.45.

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).