Dorato Capital Management Invests $953,000 in Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

Dorato Capital Management purchased a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,243 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $953,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VAW. Polianta Ltd acquired a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $9,215,000. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Woodward Diversified Capital LLC now owns 5,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,072,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 30,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,367,000 after acquiring an additional 5,440 shares during the period. First Financial Corp IN increased its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 9.3% in the fourth quarter. First Financial Corp IN now owns 3,300 shares of the company’s stock worth $685,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the period. Finally, Foster Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $201,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of VAW stock opened at $227.99 on Friday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a twelve month low of $161.43 and a twelve month high of $245.26. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $231.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $214.30. The company has a market cap of $3.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 1.06.

Vanguard Materials ETF 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. 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.