EP Wealth Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 2.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,218 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $427,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $210,000. Novak & Powell Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $639,000. CWM LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 35.9% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 231 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,760,000. Finally, TIAA Trust National Association grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 13.6% during the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 2,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 285 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VAW opened at $207.39 on Friday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a one year low of $162.48 and a one year high of $214.40. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $202.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $199.68. The company has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 0.98.

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.