Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Boosts Stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 2.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,567 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned approximately 0.13% of Vanguard Materials ETF worth $3,926,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VAW. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 95.8% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 391,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $75,394,000 after purchasing an additional 191,430 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 308,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,185,000 after purchasing an additional 1,939 shares during the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 287,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,429,000 after purchasing an additional 8,070 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 979.6% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 113,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,160,000 after acquiring an additional 102,798 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KCM Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 41,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,763,000 after buying an additional 184 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSEARCA VAW opened at $210.70 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $209.15 and its 200 day moving average price is $202.19. Vanguard Materials ETF has a twelve month low of $176.46 and a twelve month high of $215.82. The company has a market capitalization of $3.12 billion, a PE ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98.

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.