Kovack Advisors Inc. Buys 209 Shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 7.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,910 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $353,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 79.6% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 22,097 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,706,000 after acquiring an additional 9,794 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 5.8% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $463,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 24.9% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after purchasing an additional 382 shares in the last quarter. Pitcairn Co. bought a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF in the third quarter valued at $429,000. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 5,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $666,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

Vanguard Energy ETF stock opened at $126.60 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $11.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.80 and a beta of 1.25. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1-year low of $115.51 and a 1-year high of $137.92. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $125.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $126.25.

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).