Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. Sells 76 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. decreased its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 21.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 285 shares of the company’s stock after selling 76 shares during the period. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $54,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 31.3% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,000 after buying an additional 500 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.9% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 287,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,429,000 after acquiring an additional 8,070 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 95.8% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 391,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,394,000 after acquiring an additional 191,430 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,613,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF stock opened at $195.47 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $199.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $201.63. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 1-year low of $179.00 and a 1-year high of $215.82. The company has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98.

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.