Private Advisor Group LLC Sells 662 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Private Advisor Group LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 6.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,486 shares of the company’s stock after selling 662 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $1,782,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 58,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,399,000 after acquiring an additional 4,308 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 9.0% in the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 7,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,688,000 after acquiring an additional 661 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF in the third quarter valued at about $211,000. Raymond James & Associates boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 12.7% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 26,557 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,616,000 after acquiring an additional 3,001 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 317,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,714,000 after acquiring an additional 9,651 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

VAW opened at $196.24 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.58 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Materials ETF has a twelve month low of $185.00 and a twelve month high of $215.82. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $194.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $201.96.

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.