Vanguard Industrials ETF $VIS Shares Purchased by Renaissance Technologies LLC

Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) by 180.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,720 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,320 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF were worth $2,098,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 6.9% during the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 110,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,360,000 after buying an additional 7,113 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF in the first quarter worth $217,000. Fortis Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF in the first quarter worth $585,000. Barometer Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF in the first quarter valued at $250,000. Finally, Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF in the first quarter valued at $64,000.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VIS opened at $354.89 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.72 and a beta of 1.04. Vanguard Industrials ETF has a 12 month low of $282.03 and a 12 month high of $362.21. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $349.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $337.07.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Profile

Vanguard Industrials ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the industrials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities, the manufacture and distribution of capital goods (including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery); the provision of commercial services and supplies (including printing, employment, environmental, and office services); or the provision of transportation services (including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure).