Smith Asset Management Co. LLC Has $2.13 Million Position in Vanguard Industrials ETF $VIS

Smith Asset Management Co. LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) by 27.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 7,127 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,546 shares during the period. Vanguard Industrials ETF comprises approximately 1.8% of Smith Asset Management Co. LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Smith Asset Management Co. LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF were worth $2,127,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VIS. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $893,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Mystic Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Lake Street Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Lake Street Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,364 shares of the company’s stock worth $407,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Securities Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Securities Inc. now owns 2,185 shares of the company’s stock worth $652,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA VIS opened at $353.56 on Friday. Vanguard Industrials ETF has a one year low of $268.94 and a one year high of $356.19. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $338.51 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $325.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.01 billion, a PE ratio of 23.72 and a beta of 1.04.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Profile

Vanguard Industrials ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the industrials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities, the manufacture and distribution of capital goods (including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery); the provision of commercial services and supplies (including printing, employment, environmental, and office services); or the provision of transportation services (including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure).