RiverFront Investment Group LLC Sells 3,590 Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

RiverFront Investment Group LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 52.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,226 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,590 shares during the quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $391,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDE. Assetmark Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 31.4% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $773,000 after buying an additional 1,524 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 24.9% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after acquiring an additional 382 shares during the last quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 5,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $666,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $8,447,000. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $374,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF stock opened at $128.40 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $11.92 billion, a PE ratio of 13.74 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $126.18 and a 200 day moving average of $126.31. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12 month low of $115.51 and a 12 month high of $137.92.

Vanguard Energy ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $0.9487 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Energy ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95.

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).