Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) Stock Position Raised by Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC

Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 2.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,866 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the quarter. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $351,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 317,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,714,000 after acquiring an additional 9,651 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 9.1% during the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 8,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,528,000 after acquiring an additional 679 shares in the last quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. now owns 4,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $855,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 26,018 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,887,000 after purchasing an additional 1,187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $6,704,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

VAW opened at $202.46 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $194.44 and a 200-day moving average of $201.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12-month low of $185.00 and a 12-month 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.