EP Wealth Advisors LLC Has $793,000 Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

EP Wealth Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 10.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 3,622 shares of the company’s stock after selling 409 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $793,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cheviot Value Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 101.5% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 135 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $33,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3,260.0% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VSM Wealth Advisory LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 79.8% during the first quarter. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.3%

VDC stock opened at $220.35 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $220.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $219.24. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $202.96 and a 1-year high of $226.73. The firm has a market cap of $7.64 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.60.

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).