Private Advisor Group LLC Has $3.47 Million Holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 20.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,389 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,596 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC owned approximately 0.12% of Vanguard Materials ETF worth $3,468,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. RBA Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. RBA Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank raised its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 6,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,344,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC now owns 5,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,072,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 46.2% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 212 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 2,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $486,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $223.56 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a PE ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $231.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $228.96. Vanguard Materials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $190.29 and a fifty-two week high of $245.26.

About Vanguard Materials ETF

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. Included within this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and related packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies, including producers of steel.