First Financial Corp IN Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

First Financial Corp IN lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 8.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,648 shares of the company’s stock after selling 889 shares during the period. First Financial Corp IN’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $1,271,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 222.4% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,324,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $175,569,000 after purchasing an additional 913,542 shares during the period. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 24.5% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 2,236,851 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,338,000 after acquiring an additional 440,740 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,385,000. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 19.8% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 849,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,589,000 after purchasing an additional 140,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allen Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the fourth quarter worth $9,596,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDE stock traded down $1.36 on Wednesday, hitting $127.55. The stock had a trading volume of 122,777 shares, compared to its average volume of 488,641. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $129.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $124.18. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1 year low of $109.14 and a 1 year high of $137.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.22 and a beta of 0.51.

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).