Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC Shares Sold by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Kestra Advisory Services LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDCFree Report) by 3.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 85,563 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,637 shares during the quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC owned approximately 0.24% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $19,217,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VDC. Money Concepts Capital Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.2% during the first quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 3,070 shares of the company’s stock worth $690,000 after buying an additional 259 shares in the last quarter. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.6% in the first quarter. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. now owns 38,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,613,000 after acquiring an additional 959 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.0% in the first quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $718,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.2% in the first quarter. Fischer Financial Services Inc. now owns 9,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,066,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nvest Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 10,718 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,407,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 1.1%

VDC stock traded up $2.54 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $228.14. 155,981 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 178,830. The company has a market capitalization of $7.89 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $205.45 and a twelve month high of $244.33. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $228.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $227.44.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

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