Ashton Thomas Securities LLC Buys 827 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 689.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 947 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 827 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $178,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VAW. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $1,108,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 163,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,644,000 after purchasing an additional 27,799 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 18.6% during the fourth quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 2,736 shares of the company’s stock valued at $514,000 after purchasing an additional 429 shares in the last quarter. North Forty Two & Co. purchased a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $437,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 18,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,507,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Vanguard Materials ETF stock opened at $191.44 on Wednesday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 52 week low of $185.00 and a 52 week high of $215.82. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $195.44 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $200.80. The stock has a market cap of $2.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.64 and a beta of 1.12.

Vanguard Materials ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.8309 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Materials ETF’s previous dividend of $0.82. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th.

Vanguard Materials ETF Company 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.