John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. Invests $626,000 in Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE

John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 4,969 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $626,000. Vanguard Energy ETF accounts for approximately 0.3% of John A. Wolfe & Associates Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest holding.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 330.0% in the fourth quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 215 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. SouthState Bank Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 3,055.6% during the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

VDE opened at $151.82 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $162.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $151.66. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1 year low of $118.17 and a 1 year high of $179.34. The stock has a market cap of $9.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.42.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are dominated by activities, such as the construction or provision of oil rigs, drilling equipment, and other energy-related service and equipment (such as seismic data collection), or companies engaged in the exploration, production, marketing, refining, and/or transportation of oil and gas products.