Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Holdings Lifted by Principal Securities Inc.

Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 39,816 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 984 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $8,416,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 16,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,619,000 after purchasing an additional 966 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 38,464 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,404,000 after buying an additional 1,068 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 80,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,655,000 after acquiring an additional 3,261 shares during the last quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 948.5% during the 3rd quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 111,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,251,000 after acquiring an additional 100,414 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Community Financial Services Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $210,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $221.15 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $193.37 and a 12-month high of $224.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.18 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $214.36 and its 200-day moving average is $215.52.

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).