Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Stock Position Raised by WFA Asset Management Corp

WFA Asset Management Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 18.2% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 351 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. WFA Asset Management Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $72,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VDC. Barclays PLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3,260.0% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $54,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 0.4%

VDC stock opened at $221.23 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $7.65 billion, a PE ratio of 24.14 and a beta of 0.61. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $218.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $217.52. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $201.35 and a fifty-two week high of $226.64.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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).