Strengthening Families & Communities LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

Strengthening Families & Communities LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 4.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 43,231 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,980 shares during the period. Vanguard Materials ETF comprises 4.6% of Strengthening Families & Communities LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC owned approximately 0.31% of Vanguard Materials ETF worth $8,410,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.2% in the 1st quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 340,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,351,000 after buying an additional 22,923 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 295,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,859,000 after buying an additional 8,223 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 175,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,183,000 after buying an additional 12,609 shares during the last quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 14.8% in the 1st quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 151,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,630,000 after buying an additional 19,580 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings 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 last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $199.04 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion, a price-to-earnings 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 $215.82. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $204.54 and its 200 day moving average is $195.30.

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.