Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. Grows Position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 2.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,803 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the period. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $526,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VAW. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $59,714,000 after buying an additional 9,651 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 83,232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,601,000 after buying an additional 5,802 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 58,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,399,000 after buying an additional 4,308 shares in the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 44,924 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,439,000 after buying an additional 2,321 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KCM Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 41,438 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,763,000 after buying an additional 184 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VAW opened at $192.32 on Tuesday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 1 year low of $185.00 and a 1 year high of $215.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.58 and a beta of 1.12. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $194.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $201.99.

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.