Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) Shares Purchased by IHT Wealth Management LLC

IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 5.7% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 5,688 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the period. IHT Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $1,204,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 95.8% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 391,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,394,000 after purchasing an additional 191,430 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 308,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,185,000 after acquiring an additional 1,939 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.9% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 287,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,429,000 after acquiring an additional 8,070 shares during the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.8% during the third quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 42,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,009,000 after purchasing an additional 1,177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KCM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 41,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,763,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of VAW opened at $207.23 on Friday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 52-week low of $178.31 and a 52-week high of $215.82. The stock has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a PE ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $209.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $202.75.

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.