Cerity Partners LLC Sells 12,002 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Cerity Partners LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 128,296 shares of the company’s stock after selling 12,002 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC owned approximately 0.38% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $27,421,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Flaharty Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Key Financial Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 165.6% during the 2nd quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 101 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $213.42 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $211.94 and its 200-day moving average price is $215.89. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $202.96 and a 52-week high of $226.73. The company has a market cap of $7.31 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products.