StoneX Group Inc. Sells 20,843 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

StoneX Group Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 57.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,269 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,843 shares during the period. StoneX Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $3,227,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VDC. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 703,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,741,000 after buying an additional 15,084 shares during the period. Compass Financial Group INC SD boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD now owns 457,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,783,000 after purchasing an additional 5,338 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21,241.7% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 239,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,526,000 after purchasing an additional 237,907 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 216,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,681,000 after buying an additional 745 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 198,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,054,000 after buying an additional 2,139 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 1.5 %

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $218.82 on Tuesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52 week low of $194.38 and a 52 week high of $226.64. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $217.86 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.56. The firm has a market cap of $7.41 billion, a PE ratio of 23.67 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $1.1673 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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).