Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW Position Cut by Retirement Planning Group LLC

Retirement Planning Group LLC trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 7.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,766 shares of the company’s stock after selling 144 shares during the quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $344,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VAW. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $12,588,000. Everstar Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF in the first quarter worth approximately $7,880,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 53.5% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 101,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,256,000 after purchasing an additional 35,535 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.2% in the first quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 340,823 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,351,000 after purchasing an additional 22,923 shares during the period. Finally, LRI Investments LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 1,461.7% in the first quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 22,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,178,000 after purchasing an additional 20,712 shares during the period.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

VAW opened at $201.35 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 1-year low of $161.43 and a 1-year high of $213.52. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $205.11 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $196.22.

About Vanguard Materials ETF

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.