Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 56.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,117 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $1,479,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VDC. Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC now owns 24,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,206,000 after purchasing an additional 3,714 shares during the period. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 94.4% in the fourth quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,627,000 after purchasing an additional 3,739 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 72,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,404,000 after purchasing an additional 6,440 shares during the period. Lighthouse Financial Services Inc. ADV purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth $7,580,000. Finally, ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.9% during the fourth quarter. ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing now owns 20,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,346,000 after buying an additional 2,504 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 1.7%

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $225.75 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $227.19 and a two-hundred day moving average of $224.81. The firm has a market cap of $7.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $205.45 and a twelve month high of $244.33.

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). 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.