HighTower Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 51,438 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,994 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.16% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $10,873,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,340,000 after acquiring an additional 1,812 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 164.2% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,480,000 after acquiring an additional 4,350 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $696,000 after acquiring an additional 1,059 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.2% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 8,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,791,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $213.16 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $216.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $216.85. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $194.38 and a 12 month high of $226.64. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 0.61.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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).