Vanguard Industrials ETF $VIS Shares Bought by Smith Asset Management Co. LLC

Smith Asset Management Co. LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) by 27.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,127 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,546 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Industrials ETF accounts for 1.8% of Smith Asset Management Co. LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest position. Smith Asset Management Co. LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF were worth $2,127,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 18.7% in the 4th quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 21,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,384,000 after purchasing an additional 3,376 shares during the period. Crown Wealth Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $3,246,000. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 320,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,653,000 after buying an additional 7,499 shares during the period. Doliver Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $598,000. Finally, Calder Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $2,011,000.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIS opened at $353.56 on Friday. Vanguard Industrials ETF has a one year low of $268.94 and a one year high of $356.19. The company has a 50-day moving average of $338.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $325.23. The stock has a market cap of $8.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.72 and a beta of 1.04.

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).