Sanctuary Advisors LLC Lowers Holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 19.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,640 shares of the company’s stock after selling 896 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $724,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. First Financial Corp IN raised its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. First Financial Corp IN now owns 2,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,843,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 50.7% in the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.0% in the third quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Institute for Wealth Management LLC. raised its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 3,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $593,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $196.53 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $194.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $201.93. The stock has a market cap of $2.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.58 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Materials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $185.00 and a fifty-two week high of $215.82.

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.