Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Short Interest Down 46.4% in January

Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 210,977 shares, a decline of 46.4% from the January 15th total of 393,288 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 805,827 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 805,827 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VDE traded up $1.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $152.95. 574,376 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 851,692. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $134.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $127.97. The stock has a market cap of $8.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1 year low of $103.07 and a 1 year high of $155.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Energy ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 2,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $339,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 16,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,061,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. CGN Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. CGN Advisors LLC now owns 6,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $780,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,283,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Windsor Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Windsor Advisory Group LLC now owns 6,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $765,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares during the last quarter.

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.