KCM Investment Advisors LLC Has $9.57 Million Holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

KCM Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) by 15.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 42,492 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,579 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Materials ETF were worth $9,575,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in Vanguard Materials ETF by 333.3% during the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 130 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Materials ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000.

Vanguard Materials ETF Stock Up 0.3%

VAW stock opened at $227.39 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 0.96. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 12 month low of $190.29 and a 12 month high of $245.26. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $229.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $230.27.

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. Included within this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and related packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies, including producers of steel.