CX Institutional Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

CX Institutional boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 20.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,979 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 503 shares during the quarter. CX Institutional’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $560,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN grew its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. First Financial Corp IN now owns 2,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,843,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.0% during the third quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.2% during the third quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $577,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VAW opened at $198.51 on Friday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a one year low of $179.00 and a one year high of $215.82. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $198.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $201.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98.

Vanguard Materials ETF 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.