Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 600,081 shares, a growth of 235.4% from the February 26th total of 178,928 shares. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,982,872 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,982,872 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Vanguard Energy ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of VDE traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $171.97. The company had a trading volume of 439,284 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,069,666. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 52-week low of $103.07 and a 52-week high of $173.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $152.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $135.22.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Energy ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VDE. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 17.6% during the third quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 887,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,654,000 after buying an additional 132,853 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF by 9.0% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 860,760 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,534,000 after buying an additional 71,067 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 813,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,468,000 after acquiring an additional 12,772 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 16.6% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 498,588 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,752,000 after acquiring an additional 71,068 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 419,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,807,000 after acquiring an additional 27,563 shares in the last quarter.

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.