5,067 Shares in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) Bought by Curran Financial Partners LLC

Curran Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 5,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $918,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Key Financial Inc increased its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 61.9% during the fourth quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Northstar Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $216,000. Bray Capital Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 31.9% during the fourth quarter. Bray Capital Advisors now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Dearborn Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $212,000. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $180,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VAW traded up $1.42 on Thursday, reaching $196.85. 7,067 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 69,211. The firm has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.44 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 52 week low of $162.48 and a 52 week high of $205.99. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $196.07 and a 200-day simple moving average of $184.52.

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.