Curran Financial Partners LLC Buys New Holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Curran Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 5,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $918,000.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 16.1% in the 1st quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI raised its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 15,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,008,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 67.0% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 1.5% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 5,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $882,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VAW traded up $1.42 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $196.85. The stock had a trading volume of 7,067 shares, compared to its average volume of 69,211. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $196.07 and its 200 day moving average is $184.52. Vanguard Materials ETF has a twelve month low of $162.48 and a twelve month high of $205.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.44 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.