First Financial Corp IN Sells 189 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

First Financial Corp IN reduced its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 5.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,052 shares of the company’s stock after selling 189 shares during the quarter. First Financial Corp IN’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $624,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VAW. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 221.5% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 844,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,185,000 after purchasing an additional 582,123 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 278,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,885,000 after acquiring an additional 5,537 shares during the period. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 126,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,059,000 after acquiring an additional 5,177 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 86,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,987,000 after purchasing an additional 1,441 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC now owns 36,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,907,000 after purchasing an additional 1,794 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VAW traded down $0.42 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $193.31. 33,698 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 56,116. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12 month low of $162.48 and a 12 month high of $205.99. The company has a market capitalization of $2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $198.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $193.68.

Vanguard Materials ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Materials ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the materials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies in a wide range of commodity-related manufacturing industries.