Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC – Free Report) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor acquired 7,449 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,673,000.
Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Two Sigma Investments LP purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter valued at about $25,519,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,573.9% in the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 98,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,837,000 after acquiring an additional 94,953 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1,049.4% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 78,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,882,000 after acquiring an additional 72,115 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 637,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,714,000 after acquiring an additional 70,909 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,015,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $879,429,000 after acquiring an additional 65,341 shares during the last quarter.
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance
Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $225.60 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $228.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $227.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $205.45 and a one year high of $244.33.
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.
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