Woodward Diversified Capital LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Energy ETF $VDE

Woodward Diversified Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 8,458 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,065,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 263.4% in the second quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 216 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 106.3% in the second quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 293 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF in the third quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Harbor Asset Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Energy ETF during the second quarter worth about $39,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Trading Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA VDE opened at $128.66 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a PE ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12-month low of $103.07 and a 12-month high of $133.18. The company has a 50-day moving average of $126.35 and a 200 day moving average of $124.23.

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). 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.