Avantax Planning Partners Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,174 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $460,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VDC. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 93.5% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock worth $118,000 after buying an additional 261 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 22.3% during the third quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 7,818 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,708,000 after purchasing an additional 1,424 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 8.0% during the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 8,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,796,000 after purchasing an additional 606 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Apollon Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Apollon Financial LLC now owns 11,706 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,557,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $217.97 on Wednesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $194.38 and a fifty-two week high of $226.64. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $216.30 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.95. The company has a market capitalization of $7.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.64.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund, which seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the consumer staples sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).