Shilanski & Associates Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Shilanski & Associates Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 1.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,381 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 462 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Energy ETF accounts for about 1.5% of Shilanski & Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Shilanski & Associates Inc. owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Energy ETF worth $4,535,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 31,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,021,000 after buying an additional 182 shares during the last quarter. Elgethun Capital Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Elgethun Capital Management now owns 46,063 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,876,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 826,646 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,455,000 after buying an additional 2,069 shares during the last quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 2.6% during the second quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 720,510 shares of the company’s stock valued at $91,915,000 after buying an additional 18,105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 5,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $685,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDE opened at $130.04 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.68 billion, a PE ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12-month low of $112.99 and a 12-month high of $137.92. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $127.36 and its 200 day moving average price is $126.30.

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).