Ashton Thomas Securities LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 11.8% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 14,643 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,544 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $1,776,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDE. Evanson Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Evanson Asset Management LLC now owns 13,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,661,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Madison Wealth Partners Inc raised its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Madison Wealth Partners Inc now owns 5,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $675,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 3,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $369,000 after acquiring an additional 95 shares during the period. Global Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Global Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $720,000 after purchasing an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 10,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,274,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VDE opened at $129.98 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $126.34 and a 200-day moving average price of $126.08. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1-year low of $115.51 and a 1-year high of $137.92. The firm has a market cap of $12.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.74 and a beta of 1.22.

Vanguard Energy ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a $0.9487 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Energy ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th.

Vanguard Energy ETF 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).