Fifth Third Securities Inc. Sells 5,913 Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Fifth Third Securities Inc. decreased its position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 28.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,756 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,913 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $1,943,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 20.1% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 8,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,009,000 after buying an additional 1,439 shares in the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 1,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after buying an additional 188 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,000 after buying an additional 289 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $226,000. Finally, Bfsg LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Bfsg LLC now owns 99,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,615,000 after buying an additional 6,241 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VDE opened at $127.60 on Tuesday. Vanguard Energy ETF has a one year low of $109.14 and a one year high of $137.92. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $128.76 and a 200 day moving average of $124.53. The company 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 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).