Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW Shares Purchased by Aprio Wealth Management LLC

Aprio Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 68.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,774 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,477 shares during the quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $5,623,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. NBT Bank N.A. acquired a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF in the first quarter worth about $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 1,425.0% during the 3rd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 244 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of VAW opened at $228.65 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $227.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $229.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 0.97. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12 month low of $190.29 and a 12 month high of $245.26.

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. 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.