HighTower Advisors LLC Acquires 1,093 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 49,444 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,093 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned about 0.15% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $10,786,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. &PARTNERS purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the second quarter worth about $337,000. Financial Perspectives Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.4% during the second quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 9,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,020,000 after purchasing an additional 328 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 93,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,964,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $42,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $222.33 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $216.79 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $212.39. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $185.89 and a 12-month high of $224.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

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).