Proficio Capital Partners LLC Takes $7.37 Million Position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 39,259 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,374,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC owned about 0.27% of Vanguard Materials ETF at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $351,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. First Financial Corp IN now owns 2,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 50.7% during the fourth quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 208 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the period. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Finally, Institute for Wealth Management LLC. increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 3,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $593,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $190.35 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.67 billion, a PE ratio of 22.64 and a beta of 1.12. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $194.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $201.29. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 1 year low of $185.00 and a 1 year high of $215.82.

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.