Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 3,927 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $830,000.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Calton & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 948.5% in the third quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 111,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,251,000 after acquiring an additional 100,414 shares in the last quarter. Consolidated Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,038.1% in the third quarter. Consolidated Capital Management LLC now owns 76,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,774,000 after acquiring an additional 73,187 shares in the last quarter. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter valued at $10,807,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 683,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,815,000 after acquiring an additional 28,459 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 789.9% in the second quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 25,612 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,200,000 after acquiring an additional 22,734 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC traded down $2.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $206.82. The company had a trading volume of 98,316 shares, compared to its average volume of 116,932. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $189.56 and a 1-year high of $224.40. The company has a market capitalization of $6.71 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $216.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $213.90.

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).