SignalPoint Asset Management LLC Buys 380 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

SignalPoint Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 37.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,389 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 380 shares during the period. SignalPoint Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $261,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

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

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Performance

VAW opened at $195.47 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $199.19 and a 200-day moving average of $201.63. Vanguard Materials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $179.00 and a fifty-two week high of $215.82. The company has a market capitalization 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.