Delta Financial Group Inc. Raises Stake in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Delta Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 16.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 26,588 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,824 shares during the period. Vanguard Energy ETF accounts for about 1.2% of Delta Financial Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. Delta Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $3,256,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 222.4% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,324,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $175,569,000 after purchasing an additional 913,542 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 930.9% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 283,453 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,331,000 after acquiring an additional 255,958 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 13,105.7% in the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 228,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,111,000 after acquiring an additional 226,466 shares during the period. Allen Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $9,596,000. Finally, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 54.1% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC now owns 175,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,075,000 after acquiring an additional 61,535 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VDE opened at $128.81 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $124.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $127.74. Vanguard Energy ETF has a one year low of $110.51 and a one year high of $137.92. The firm has a market cap of $8.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51.

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).