Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Sells 6,217 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lowered its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 80.7% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,483 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,217 shares during the quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $317,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.6% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 33,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,336,000 after buying an additional 1,152 shares during the period. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,688,000. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 14.4% during the 2nd quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 4,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $967,000 after acquiring an additional 554 shares in the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 55.2% in the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 1,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,000 after acquiring an additional 673 shares during the period. Finally, 17 Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the second quarter valued at about $1,330,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of VDC opened at $215.68 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $212.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $215.82. The stock has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $202.96 and a 12 month high of $226.73.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Company 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.