Sharper & Granite LLC Acquires 2,833 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

Sharper & Granite LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 40.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,818 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,833 shares during the period. Sharper & Granite LLC owned about 0.07% of Vanguard Materials ETF worth $2,011,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VAW. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 33.8% during the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 53.5% in the first 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. Wealth Preservation Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $52,000. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $72,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,828,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of VAW stock opened at $210.64 on Friday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12-month low of $161.43 and a 12-month high of $210.71. The company has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a PE ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $200.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $201.32.

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. Included within this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and related packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies, including producers of steel.