Brown Advisory Inc. Boosts Position in Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS)

Brown Advisory Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) by 8.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,111 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the quarter. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF were worth $523,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $895,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $769,000. Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 26.9% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 7,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,871,000 after buying an additional 1,560 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 21.9% in the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 22,886 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,665,000 after buying an additional 4,114 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 101.2% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 332 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIS opened at $287.21 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $272.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $259.92. The stock has a market cap of $6.06 billion, a PE ratio of 23.72 and a beta of 1.14. Vanguard Industrials ETF has a 1-year low of $213.26 and a 1-year high of $287.91.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Profile

Vanguard Industrials ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the industrials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities, the manufacture and distribution of capital goods (including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery); the provision of commercial services and supplies (including printing, employment, environmental, and office services); or the provision of transportation services (including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure).