Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Shares Sold by Beacon Financial Advisory LLC

Beacon Financial Advisory LLC lessened its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 14.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,980 shares of the company’s stock after selling 485 shares during the quarter. Beacon Financial Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $630,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VDC. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,340,000 after acquiring an additional 1,812 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 164.2% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,480,000 after purchasing an additional 4,350 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position 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 worth $696,000 after buying an additional 1,059 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.2% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.5% in 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of VDC opened at $216.99 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $214.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $214.86. The firm has a market cap of $7.04 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $191.92 and a 12-month high of $224.40.

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).