Markowski Investments Acquires Shares of 8,961 Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

Markowski Investments acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 8,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,050,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Comerica Bank lifted its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 6,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,344,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Calder Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.1% during the second quarter. Calder Financial LLC now owns 2,117 shares of the company’s stock worth $484,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 46.2% during the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 212 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 2,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $486,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 12,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,655,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $235.46 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $231.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $231.31. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 1-year low of $190.29 and a 1-year high of $245.26.

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. Included within this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and related packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies, including producers of steel.