Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) Stake Increased by Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC

Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,866 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $351,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VAW. Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 12.7% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 26,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,616,000 after acquiring an additional 3,001 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 12.8% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 8,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,796,000 after acquiring an additional 964 shares in the last quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.9% during the third quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 4,427 shares of the company’s stock worth $936,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares in the last quarter. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.3% during the third quarter. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc now owns 1,820 shares of the company’s stock worth $385,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Silver Coast Investments LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.3% during the third quarter. Silver Coast Investments LLC now owns 15,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,227,000 after acquiring an additional 484 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $202.46 on Wednesday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 1 year low of $185.00 and a 1 year high of $215.82. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $194.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $201.82. The firm has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98.

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.