Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) Shares Sold by J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 8.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 26,488 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,493 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. owned about 0.18% of Vanguard Materials ETF worth $5,102,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VAW. Principal Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Atlantic Edge Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 126,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,059,000 after buying an additional 5,177 shares during the period. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 2,525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 186 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $67,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

Vanguard Materials ETF stock opened at $202.90 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $198.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $198.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 52-week low of $162.48 and a 52-week high of $206.61.

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.