KCM Investment Advisors LLC Has $7.54 Million Position in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE)

KCM Investment Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:VDE) by 6.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,179 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,562 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Energy ETF were worth $7,543,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF by 19.7% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,180,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,252,000 after purchasing an additional 194,585 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV increased its stake in Vanguard Energy ETF by 103.0% in the 4th quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 103,901 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,604,000 after buying an additional 52,713 shares during the period. Allen Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Energy ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Allen Wealth Management LLC now owns 89,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,887,000 after buying an additional 871 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $2,043,000. Finally, Disciplined Investors L.L.C. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Energy ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $288,000.

Vanguard Energy ETF Trading Down 9.1 %

NYSEARCA VDE opened at $109.38 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $10.16 billion, a PE ratio of 15.41 and a beta of 0.94. Vanguard Energy ETF has a 1-year low of $108.94 and a 1-year high of $137.92. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $125.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $126.43.

Vanguard Energy ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.9487 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th. This is an increase from Vanguard Energy ETF’s previous dividend of $0.95.

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).