Ashton Thomas Securities LLC Boosts Position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Ashton Thomas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 689.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 947 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 827 shares during the quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $178,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VAW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 58,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,399,000 after purchasing an additional 4,308 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 29,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,615,000 after buying an additional 1,096 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings 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 during the period. Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in 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. Finally, Benjamin Edwards Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $211,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

VAW opened at $191.44 on Wednesday. Vanguard Materials ETF has a twelve month low of $185.00 and a twelve month high of $215.82. The firm has a market cap of $2.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.64 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $195.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $200.80.

Vanguard Materials ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.8309 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 25th. This is an increase 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.