Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Shares Acquired by Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 18.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,875 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $608,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 703,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,741,000 after buying an additional 15,084 shares during the last quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD now owns 457,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,783,000 after acquiring an additional 5,338 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21,241.7% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 239,027 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,526,000 after purchasing an additional 237,907 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 216,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,681,000 after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 198,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,054,000 after buying an additional 2,139 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $215.53 on Monday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $194.38 and a 1 year high of $226.64. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $217.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.56. The company has a market cap of $7.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.67 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $1.1673 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).