Cerity Partners LLC Has $2.12 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 15.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,087 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,493 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,117,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VDC. Citigroup Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 58.6% during the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 14,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,913,000 after purchasing an additional 5,491 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 7.7% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 6,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,184,000 after purchasing an additional 429 shares in the last quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $206,000. Dakota Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.1% during the 1st quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 1,353 shares of the company’s stock worth $265,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $472,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDC stock opened at $198.29 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $199.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $190.86. The firm has a market cap of $6.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.83 and a beta of 0.49. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $172.75 and a one year high of $204.80.

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).