Renaissance Technologies LLC Acquires 500 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 31.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,100 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $405,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Novak & Powell Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $639,000. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 9,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,946,000 after acquiring an additional 247 shares during the period. Executive Wealth Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 200.3% in the 1st quarter. Executive Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,577 shares of the company’s stock worth $691,000 after acquiring an additional 2,386 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 221.5% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 844,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,185,000 after purchasing an additional 582,123 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Planning Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.7% during the first quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 2,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $459,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

VAW opened at $209.28 on Friday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12-month low of $162.48 and a 12-month high of $214.40. The company has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $202.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $199.96.

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.