Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. Boosts Position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW – Get Rating) by 1,624.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,000 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 942 shares during the quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $170,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Centaurus Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 7,350 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,091,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Eudaimonia Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Eudaimonia Advisors LLC now owns 7,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,253,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. First Financial Corp IN now owns 4,108 shares of the company’s stock worth $699,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 1.5% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $882,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Exchange Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Exchange Capital Management Inc. now owns 19,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,891,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Materials ETF stock opened at $174.78 on Monday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12 month low of $146.72 and a 12 month high of $193.43. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $175.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $175.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a PE ratio of 12.30 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Materials ETF Company Profile

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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.