Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 216,110 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 745 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned about 0.67% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $45,681,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VDC. FMR LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,340,000 after buying an additional 1,812 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 164.2% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,480,000 after buying an additional 4,350 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.8% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after buying an additional 1,059 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.2% during the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 8,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,791,000 after buying an additional 1,543 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.5% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $213.16 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $216.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $216.86. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $194.38 and a 52-week high of $226.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 0.61.

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).