Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 3.2% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,728 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 84 shares during the quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $577,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 95.8% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 391,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,394,000 after purchasing an additional 191,430 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 308,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,185,000 after buying an additional 1,939 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 287,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,429,000 after buying an additional 8,070 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 979.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 113,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,160,000 after acquiring an additional 102,798 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC grew its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 42,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,009,000 after acquiring an additional 1,177 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

VAW opened at $210.70 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $209.00 and its 200 day simple moving average is $202.09. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 52 week low of $176.46 and a 52 week high of $215.82. The stock has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98.

Vanguard Materials ETF Company 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.