Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW Shares Newly Acquired by Plancorp LLC

Plancorp LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 4,373 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,000,000.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VAW. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 42.0% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 141,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,479,000 after acquiring an additional 41,961 shares during the period. Park National Corp OH acquired a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF in the third quarter worth about $6,248,000. Sound Financial Strategies Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF in the second quarter worth about $3,242,000. Shelter Mutual Insurance Co bought a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,832,000. Finally, Sigma Planning Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the third quarter worth about $4,802,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Down 0.3%

NYSEARCA VAW opened at $227.88 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $226.44 and its two-hundred day moving average is $230.08. The company has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 1-year low of $190.29 and a 1-year high of $245.26.

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.