NORTHSTAR ASSET MANAGEMENT Co bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC – Free Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,440 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $576,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,336,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,913,000 after purchasing an additional 424,605 shares in the last quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD now owns 445,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,171,000 after purchasing an additional 4,427 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 268,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,190,000 after purchasing an additional 2,656 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.4% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 140,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,588,000 after purchasing an additional 46,307 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 17.1% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 104,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,524,000 after purchasing an additional 15,274 shares in the last quarter.
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance
VDC stock traded down $4.33 during trading on Friday, hitting $239.24. 190,227 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 171,675. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52 week low of $205.45 and a 52 week high of $244.33. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $228.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $228.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.49.
About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
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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