Ritholtz Wealth Management Boosts Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Ritholtz Wealth Management boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 55.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,892 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 673 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $414,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.0% in the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 717,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,058,000 after buying an additional 14,085 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 462,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,168,000 after buying an additional 11,202 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $88,361,000. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 264,235 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,820,000 after buying an additional 16,768 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 233,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,099,000 after buying an additional 17,411 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of VDC opened at $217.49 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $7.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $202.96 and a 12-month high of $226.73. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $217.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $218.55.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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).