Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Short Interest Up 34.4% in December

Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 125,795 shares, a growth of 34.4% from the December 15th total of 93,583 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 521,201 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 521,201 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VDE traded up $0.39 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $134.62. The company had a trading volume of 379,235 shares, compared to its average volume of 821,282. The business has a 50 day moving average of $127.81 and a 200-day moving average of $124.92. The company has a market cap of $7.50 billion, a PE ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1-year low of $103.07 and a 1-year high of $136.96.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Energy ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDE. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $560,000 after acquiring an additional 231 shares during the period. Sharp Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter worth $227,000. Matauro LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter worth $210,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 11,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,499,000 after purchasing an additional 722 shares during the period. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 2,373 shares of the company’s stock valued at $299,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the period.

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.