Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Short Interest Up 34.4% in December

Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 125,795 shares, an increase of 34.4% from the December 15th total of 93,583 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 521,201 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Based on an average trading volume of 521,201 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Energy ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Creative Capital Management Investments LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 106.3% during the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 293 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDE traded up $0.39 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $134.62. The stock had a trading volume of 379,235 shares, compared to its average volume of 821,282. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1 year low of $103.07 and a 1 year high of $136.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $127.81 and its 200-day moving average is $124.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.77.

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.