J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Has $4.96 Million Stake in Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. trimmed its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 13.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 24,015 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,712 shares during the period. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. owned about 0.18% of Vanguard Materials ETF worth $4,964,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VAW. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 748.6% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 14,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,798,000 after acquiring an additional 13,071 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $272,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 119.6% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,852 shares of the company’s stock valued at $556,000 after acquiring an additional 1,553 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 285,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,528,000 after acquiring an additional 5,920 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 76.1% during the 2nd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 10,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,111,000 after acquiring an additional 4,681 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF stock opened at $227.85 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $231.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $223.86. Vanguard Materials ETF has a twelve month low of $190.01 and a twelve month high of $245.26. The firm has a market cap of $2.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 0.96.

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. Included within this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and related packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies, including producers of steel.