Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 198,200 shares, a growth of 285.6% from the August 31st total of 51,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 459,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 459,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Energy ETF

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VDE. Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.4% during the second quarter. Bridge Creek Capital Management LLC now owns 1,998 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the period. Caitlin John LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 2,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. NFP Retirement Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. NFP Retirement Inc. now owns 4,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $598,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.3% in the 1st quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $905,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the period. Finally, Boltwood Capital Management grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 5.3% during the second quarter. Boltwood Capital Management now owns 1,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $215,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Energy ETF Trading Up 0.7%

Vanguard Energy ETF stock opened at $125.57 on Friday. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 12-month low of $103.07 and a 12-month high of $137.41. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $123.68 and a 200 day moving average of $120.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 1.39.

About Vanguard Energy ETF

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).