Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Stock Position Lifted by Elgethun Capital Management

Posted by Patrick Bannon on Apr 7th, 2025

Elgethun Capital Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE – Free Report) by 4.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 48,273 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,985 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Energy ETF makes up 1.4% of Elgethun Capital Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest holding. Elgethun Capital Management owned 0.07% of Vanguard Energy ETF worth $5,856,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 8.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 12,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,525,000 after buying an additional 951 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $254,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 7,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $894,000 after buying an additional 317 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 77.1% in the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,266,000 after buying an additional 4,501 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $58,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

VDE stock opened at $109.38 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.41 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a 50-day moving average of $125.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $126.48. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $104.25 and a 52-week high of $137.92.

Vanguard Energy ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Energy ETF

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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).