Fifth Third Bancorp Purchases 5,956 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 237.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,460 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,956 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $1,900,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $208,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 11.2% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,000 after purchasing an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the first quarter worth about $441,000. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,667,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.3% during the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,558,000 after buying an additional 2,204 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $228.03 on Thursday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $205.45 and a twelve month high of $244.33. The company has a market cap of $7.88 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. The company’s 50 day moving average is $228.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $228.48.

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). 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.