Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) Shares Sold by Ameritas Advisory Services LLC

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 8.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,065 shares of the company’s stock after selling 529 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $1,139,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VAW. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 31.3% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in 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 valued at $55,429,000 after buying an additional 8,070 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised 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 acquiring an additional 191,430 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Finally, Hershey Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,613,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of VAW stock opened at $199.38 on Wednesday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12-month low of $179.00 and a 12-month high of $215.82. The business’s 50 day moving average is $198.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $201.86. The company has a market capitalization of $2.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98.

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.