National Bank of Canada FI Buys 8,000 Shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)

National Bank of Canada FI raised its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 32,000.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,025 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,000 shares during the period. National Bank of Canada FI owned about 0.05% of Vanguard Materials ETF worth $1,507,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $351,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN increased its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. First Financial Corp IN now owns 2,710 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 50.7% during the 4th quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,803 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,000 after buying an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Institute for Wealth Management LLC. boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Institute for Wealth Management LLC. now owns 3,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $593,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Performance

VAW stock opened at $163.82 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.31 billion, a PE ratio of 23.53 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Materials ETF has a one year low of $161.43 and a one year high of $215.82. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $191.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $199.13.

Vanguard Materials ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.