Sigma Planning Corp Buys 1,344 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

Sigma Planning Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 7.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 20,176 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,344 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $3,931,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VAW. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.3% in the first quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 1,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.9% during the first quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,663 shares of the company’s stock valued at $880,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.9% during the first quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 295,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,859,000 after buying an additional 8,223 shares during the period. Finally, Gibraltar Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $2,924,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA VAW opened at $193.69 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $204.28 and a 200 day moving average of $198.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 1.06. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12-month low of $161.43 and a 12-month high of $213.52.

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.