Calton & Associates Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Calton & Associates Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 26.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,020 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,005 shares during the period. Calton & Associates Inc. owned 0.06% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $4,065,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 62.3% during the 3rd quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. now owns 7,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,532,000 after acquiring an additional 2,750 shares during the period. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,688,000. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 55.2% during the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 1,892 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,000 after purchasing an additional 673 shares during the period. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 24.4% in the second quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 445,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,506,000 after purchasing an additional 87,452 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 17 Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,330,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of VDC opened at $242.63 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $8.31 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $221.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $217.51. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $202.96 and a 1-year high of $244.00.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products.