Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 1.9% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 14,800 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 270 shares during the quarter. Baker Ellis Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $1,949,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Gables Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $31,000. Angeles Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 61.0% in the fourth quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 322 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $40,000. Finally, BKM Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $62,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF stock traded up $0.44 on Friday, hitting $127.57. The company had a trading volume of 339,128 shares, compared to its average volume of 488,666. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1 year low of $109.14 and a 1 year high of $137.92. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $128.87 and a 200-day moving average of $124.39.

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).