American Trust Invests $331,000 in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

American Trust bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,732 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $331,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 113.0% in the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 230 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. EPG Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $48,000. Centricity Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $54,000. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 138.9% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 282 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

VDE stock opened at $114.62 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $117.05 and its 200-day simple moving average is $123.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.31 billion, a PE ratio of 13.72 and a beta of 0.79. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12 month low of $103.07 and a 12 month high of $137.41.

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).