Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Shares Sold by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 6.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,394 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,012 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $3,323,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 31.4% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $773,000 after purchasing an additional 1,524 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 24.9% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 5,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $666,000 after acquiring an additional 387 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $8,447,000. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $374,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

Vanguard Energy ETF stock opened at $129.71 on Tuesday. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $115.51 and a 52-week high of $137.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.74 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $126.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $126.45.

Vanguard Energy ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.9487 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th. This is an increase from Vanguard Energy ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95.

Vanguard Energy ETF Company 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).