Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) Shares Acquired by Cetera Advisors LLC

Cetera Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 601.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 38,308 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,850 shares during the quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $7,831,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VAW. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 221.5% during the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 844,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,185,000 after acquiring an additional 582,123 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 278,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,885,000 after purchasing an additional 5,537 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 126,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,059,000 after purchasing an additional 5,177 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 979.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 113,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,160,000 after buying an additional 102,798 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KCM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 40,680 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,316,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Down 2.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $197.22 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a PE ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Materials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $162.48 and a fifty-two week high of $206.35. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $197.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $195.52.

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.