Huntington National Bank Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 10.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,117 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 108 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $210,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 32,000.0% during the fourth quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 8,025 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,507,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares in the last quarter. Summit Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 30.7% in the 4th quarter. Summit Financial LLC now owns 3,256 shares of the company’s stock worth $612,000 after buying an additional 765 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 18.9% in the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,232 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 196 shares in the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc purchased a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $6,704,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 689.2% during the fourth quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC now owns 947 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,000 after acquiring an additional 827 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VAW opened at $171.02 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $193.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $199.99. Vanguard Materials ETF has a fifty-two week low of $170.59 and a fifty-two week high of $215.82. The company has a market capitalization of $2.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.53 and a beta of 1.12.

Vanguard Materials ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Materials ETF Company 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.