Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Shares Purchased by Joule Financial LLC

Joule Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 57.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 12,641 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,599 shares during the period. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF accounts for approximately 1.0% of Joule Financial LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Joule Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,779,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VDC. WNY Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC now owns 3,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $630,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 5,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,131,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% during the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $926,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WBH Advisory Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. now owns 11,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,372,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSEARCA:VDC traded down $0.19 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $216.67. The stock had a trading volume of 17,258 shares, compared to its average volume of 107,605. The stock has a market cap of $7.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $216.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $208.42. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $175.87 and a 12-month high of $222.25.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF 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).