Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC Has $577,000 Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC trimmed its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,732 shares of the company’s stock after selling 100 shares during the quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $577,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.7% in the third quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 867 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $344,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Idaho Trust Bank increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Idaho Trust Bank now owns 3,688 shares of the company’s stock valued at $780,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 2,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $534,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HM Payson & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,530 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $214.47 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $217.13 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.68. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $194.38 and a fifty-two week high of $226.64. The firm has a market cap of $7.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be given a dividend of $1.1673 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 25th.

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).