Aspiriant LLC Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Aspiriant LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,890 shares of the company’s stock after selling 105 shares during the quarter. Aspiriant LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $543,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VAW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings 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. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,613,000. Unique Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $207,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 7,982 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,688,000 after purchasing an additional 661 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $211,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

VAW opened at $199.38 on Wednesday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 52-week low of $179.00 and a 52-week high of $215.82. The company has a 50 day moving average of $198.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $201.86. The company has a market cap of $2.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98.

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.