Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC Shares Purchased by Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 11.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,872 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,226 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. owned approximately 0.12% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $8,845,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $31,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter valued at $40,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter valued at $43,000. Davis Capital Management bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $49,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDC stock opened at $224.97 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $232.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $220.38. The firm has a market cap of $7.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $202.96 and a 1-year high of $244.33.

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.