O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc Grows Position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc raised its position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 11.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,037 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the quarter. O ROURKE & COMPANY Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $383,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 50.7% in 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 last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 4,133.3% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 254 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $60,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 110.1% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 290 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the period. Finally, Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Up 2.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $177.51 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $190.13 and its 200 day moving average is $198.29. The stock has a market cap of $2.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.53 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 52-week low of $161.43 and a 52-week high of $215.82.

Vanguard Materials ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.8309 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Materials ETF’s previous dividend of $0.82. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.