Essex Financial Services Inc. Sells 868 Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Essex Financial Services Inc. decreased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 5.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,908 shares of the company’s stock after selling 868 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $1,687,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VDE. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 6,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $771,000 after buying an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC now owns 13,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,661,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares during the period. Global Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Global Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $720,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the period. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 10,505 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,274,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Paragon Financial Partners Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Paragon Financial Partners Inc. now owns 15,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,873,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the period.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDE opened at $128.15 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $125.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $126.14. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $115.31 and a 52-week high of $137.92. The company has a market capitalization of $8.55 billion, a P/E 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).