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Company snapshot — VAT Group AG

VACN.SW in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
VAT Group makes vacuum valves, multi-valve modules, motion components and edge-welded metal bellows that control and isolate vacuum inside process chambers. It runs two segments: Valves, sold into semiconductor, display, photovoltaic and vacuum-coating industries, and Global Service, covering spares, repairs and upgrades. It is based in Solothurn, Switzerland.
Where it sits in the stack
In our index, VAT Group sits in Layer 2, Fabrication, within the Deposition, Etch & Process sleeve — the process-equipment kit every fab orders by the truckload. VAT does not build the deposition or etch tools itself; it supplies the vacuum valves and bellows that regulate gas flow inside them, making it a component supplier to the toolmakers that share its sleeve.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with the Deposition, Etch & Process names — ASM International, Lam Research, Applied Materials, Inficon, AIXTRON, Comet Holding, Kokusai Electric and Tokyo Electron — the process-equipment vendors fabs depend on. The market also names MKS Instruments as a comparable vacuum-and-gas-delivery component supplier.
Why Closelook tracks it
It holds a seat in our index and in the Euro-AI 50, and carries a Closelook score, where the quality module reads strongest and the valuation module reads weakest.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether order intensity for deposition and etch tools tracks fab capacity additions, since VAT's volume rides on those orders rather than on chip design cycles.

VAT Group AG (VACN.SW) trades on the SW exchange in Switzerland, classified under Industrials, and sits in Layer 2 of the build-out stack. Constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100 and Euro-AI 50.

The Closelook company score reads 50/100 composite (momentum 49, quality 70, valuation 26) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for VACN.SW, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Rubin Build-Out 100 · Deposition, Etch & Process · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Rubin Build-Out 100 · Deposition, Etch & Process

Process-equipment vendors for deposition, etch, CMP, and clean. The kit list every fab orders by the truckload.

Compared against VACN.SW on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Versus its index Rubin Build-Out 100 · Euro-AI 50 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

Rubin Build-Out 100 · as of 2026-09-17

DayWeekMonth3 months
VACN.SW+1.5%−2.6%−2.2%−15.3%
Deposition, Etch & Process+0.8%−5.7%−6.8%—
Rubin Build-Out 100+1.5%−2.2%−2.9%—

Against the index: 0.4 pts behind on the week, 0.7 pts ahead on the month; against its Deposition, Etch & Process sleeve 4.6 pts ahead on the month.

Euro-AI 50 · as of 2026-09-17

DayWeekMonth3 months
VACN.SW+1.5%−2.6%−3.2%−13.3%
Euro-AI 50+1.7%+0.9%−4.1%—

Against the index: 3.5 pts behind on the week, 0.9 pts ahead on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Industrials in Europe: −0.9% week · −4.7% month · −1.6% quarter · +0.4% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from EXH4.XETRA; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

What is VAT Group AG (VACN.SW)?

VAT Group AG trades as VACN.SW on the SW exchange (Switzerland) and is classified under Industrials in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is VACN.SW in a Closelook index?

Yes — VAT Group AG is a constituent of Rubin Build-Out 100 and Euro-AI 50, as of 2026-09-18.

What is VAT Group AG's Closelook composite score?

50 out of 100, with momentum 49, quality 70 and valuation 26 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does VACN.SW trade against its moving averages?

Stochastic turned up: Its stochastic crossed up out of oversold (%K 30.3 over %D 23.4) today — a short-term momentum-turn signal. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is VACN.SW doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month VAT Group AG is −2.2% against −2.9% for the Rubin Build-Out 100 — 0.7 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-17. Its Deposition, Etch & Process sleeve is −6.8% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does VAT Group AG do?

VAT Group makes vacuum valves, multi-valve modules, motion components and edge-welded metal bellows that control and isolate vacuum inside process chambers. It runs two segments: Valves, sold into semiconductor, display, photovoltaic and vacuum-coating industries, and Global Service, covering spares, repairs and upgrades. It is based in Solothurn, Switzerland. Closelook's peer group places it with the Deposition, Etch & Process names — ASM International, Lam Research, Applied Materials, Inficon, AIXTRON, Comet Holding, Kokusai Electric and Tokyo Electron — the process-equipment vendors fabs depend on. The market also names MKS Instruments as a comparable vacuum-and-gas-delivery component supplier.

Where does VAT Group AG sit in the AI build-out?

In our index, VAT Group sits in Layer 2, Fabrication, within the Deposition, Etch & Process sleeve — the process-equipment kit every fab orders by the truckload. VAT does not build the deposition or etch tools itself; it supplies the vacuum valves and bellows that regulate gas flow inside them, making it a component supplier to the toolmakers that share its sleeve. It holds a seat in our index and in the Euro-AI 50, and carries a Closelook score, where the quality module reads strongest and the valuation module reads weakest.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for VACN.SW, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

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