Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC Purchases New Stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS)

Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 28,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,250,000. Vanguard Industrials ETF accounts for approximately 0.3% of Locust Wood Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th largest holding.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wintrust Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Wintrust Investments LLC now owns 517 shares of the company’s stock valued at $131,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Gray Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Gray Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $822,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 6,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,617,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Avestar Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Avestar Capital LLC now owns 1,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $383,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Trading Up 9.3 %

NYSEARCA:VIS opened at $240.40 on Thursday. Vanguard Industrials ETF has a 12 month low of $213.26 and a 12 month high of $280.63. The business’s 50-day moving average is $252.53 and its 200 day moving average is $260.68. The company has a market capitalization of $5.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.48 and a beta of 1.07.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.7703 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

About Vanguard Industrials ETF

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).