Gradient Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC – Free Report) by 118.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 236 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $46,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 175,803.8% during the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,266,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $625,770,000 after purchasing an additional 3,264,677 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 522,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,136,000 after acquiring an additional 18,305 shares in the last quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD now owns 426,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,597,000 after acquiring an additional 7,760 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 341,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,328,000 after acquiring an additional 17,874 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.2% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 331,742 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,552,000 after acquiring an additional 30,656 shares in the last quarter.
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 0.7 %
VDC opened at $192.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.75 billion, a PE ratio of 23.20 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $170.83 and a 1-year high of $201.65. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $195.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $192.54.
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).
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