Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Sells 4,340 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 76.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,333 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,340 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $273,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VAW. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 748.6% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 14,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,798,000 after buying an additional 13,071 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth purchased a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $272,000. CWM LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 58.9% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 294 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 73.7% in the 2nd quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 2,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $411,000 after acquiring an additional 851 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Phillips Financial Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Phillips Financial Management LLC now owns 3,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $752,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Up 1.0%

Vanguard Materials ETF stock opened at $241.45 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $220.92 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $208.59. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12 month low of $161.43 and a 12 month high of $245.18.

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. 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.