Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW Shares Sold by Retirement Planning Group LLC

Retirement Planning Group LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 7.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,766 shares of the company’s stock after selling 144 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VAW. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $12,588,000. Everstar Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $7,880,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 53.5% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 101,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,256,000 after purchasing an additional 35,535 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.2% in the first quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 340,823 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,351,000 after purchasing an additional 22,923 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 1,461.7% in the first quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 22,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,178,000 after purchasing an additional 20,712 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Down 0.6%

VAW opened at $201.35 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $205.11 and a 200-day moving average of $196.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12-month low of $161.43 and a 12-month high of $213.52.

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.