42,592 Shares in Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE Purchased by Gerald Baker Financial Group LLC

Gerald Baker Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 42,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,370,000. Vanguard Energy ETF makes up about 2.5% of Gerald Baker Financial Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Gerald Baker Financial Group LLC owned 0.07% of Vanguard Energy ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VDE. Kovack Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 2,733 shares of the company’s stock valued at $339,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Asset Management Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management Group Inc. now owns 9,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,237,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 16,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,061,000 after acquiring an additional 78 shares in the last quarter. CGN Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.3% during 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.8% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDE opened at $160.76 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $9.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.43. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $118.17 and a 52-week high of $179.34. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $159.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $155.47.

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). 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.