Marotta Asset Management lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC – Free Report) by 7.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 68,662 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,764 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF makes up 2.8% of Marotta Asset Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest holding. Marotta Asset Management owned approximately 0.20% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $15,362,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,519,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,573.9% during the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 98,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,837,000 after buying an additional 94,953 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1,049.4% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 78,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,882,000 after buying an additional 72,115 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 637,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,714,000 after buying an additional 70,909 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,015,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $879,429,000 after buying an additional 65,341 shares in the last quarter.
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance
Shares of NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $230.45 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $228.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $226.96. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $205.45 and a fifty-two week high of $244.33. The firm has a market cap of $7.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50.
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.
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