The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Has $104.24 Million Position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 3.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 851,122 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,476 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $104,237,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Pitcairn Co. bought a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF during the third quarter worth $429,000. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 11.1% during the third quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 4,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $545,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 5,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $717,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF during the third quarter worth $48,000. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 124.0% during the third quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 13,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,663,000 after purchasing an additional 7,515 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VDE opened at $133.66 on Wednesday. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52 week low of $110.51 and a 52 week high of $137.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $127.75 and a 200-day moving average of $126.82.

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).