ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing Has $512,000 Holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing decreased its position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 9.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,727 shares of the company’s stock after selling 281 shares during the quarter. ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $512,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 58,631 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,399,000 after acquiring an additional 4,308 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 29,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,615,000 after purchasing an additional 1,096 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 317,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,714,000 after purchasing an additional 9,651 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 9.1% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 8,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,528,000 after buying an additional 679 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the third quarter valued at about $211,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $187.10 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.64 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50-day moving average of $195.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $200.59. Vanguard Materials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $185.00 and a fifty-two week high of $215.82.

Vanguard Materials ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.