Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. Invests $288,000 in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,372 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $288,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Evanson Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC now owns 13,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,661,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Madison Wealth Partners Inc lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Madison Wealth Partners Inc now owns 5,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $675,000 after buying an additional 94 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 3,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $369,000 after buying an additional 95 shares during the period. Global Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Global Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $720,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 10,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,274,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the period.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Energy ETF stock opened at $128.40 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.74 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $126.18 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $126.25. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $115.51 and a 52-week high of $137.92.

Vanguard Energy ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.9487 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th. This is a boost from Vanguard Energy ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95.

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).