Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) Shares Purchased by HighTower Advisors LLC

HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) by 20.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 109,902 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,941 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.50% of Vanguard Industrials ETF worth $27,958,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 276,157.4% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 4,635,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,179,250,000 after buying an additional 4,633,922 shares during the last quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 41.2% during the 4th quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 600 shares of the company’s stock worth $153,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $946,000. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 27.3% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 6,689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,702,000 after purchasing an additional 1,435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Argentarii LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $216,000.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VIS opened at $248.61 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $260.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $261.50. Vanguard Industrials ETF has a one year low of $228.59 and a one year high of $280.63. The company has a market capitalization of $6.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.09 and a beta of 1.14.

About Vanguard Industrials ETF

Vanguard Industrials ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the industrials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities, the manufacture and distribution of capital goods (including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery); the provision of commercial services and supplies (including printing, employment, environmental, and office services); or the provision of transportation services (including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure).