Foundations Investment Advisors LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 6.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,036 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 932 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $3,012,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,218 shares of the company’s stock worth $427,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN lifted 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 worth $509,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake 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 worth $1,843,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $198.00 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $198.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $202.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 1-year low of $179.00 and a 1-year high of $215.82.

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.