First Financial Corp IN Makes New $634,000 Investment in Vanguard Materials ETF $VAW

First Financial Corp IN purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,908 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $634,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Materials ETF by 42.0% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 141,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,479,000 after buying an additional 41,961 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 5.0% during the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 72,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,399,000 after buying an additional 3,446 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 566.3% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 69,246 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,372,000 after buying an additional 58,853 shares in the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 2.2% during the second quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 42,550 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,735,000 after buying an additional 932 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KCM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Materials ETF by 15.1% during the first quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 42,492 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,575,000 after buying an additional 5,579 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Materials ETF Trading Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA:VAW traded up $0.58 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $222.06. 39,252 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 72,774. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $229.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $230.00. Vanguard Materials ETF has a 1-year low of $190.29 and a 1-year high of $245.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.19 billion, a PE ratio of 23.02 and a beta of 0.97.

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. 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.