International Assets Investment Management LLC Acquires Shares of 99,681 Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 99,681 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $19,035,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 127.1% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 631,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,379,000 after purchasing an additional 353,453 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21.3% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 627,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,649,000 after buying an additional 110,317 shares during the period. Compass Financial Group INC SD raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD now owns 436,734 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,399,000 after acquiring an additional 2,689 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 7.5% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 421,014 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,907,000 after acquiring an additional 29,290 shares during the period. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 196,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,888,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $202.31 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $200.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $192.58. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $172.75 and a one year high of $204.80. The firm has a market cap of $6.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

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).