TrueWealth Financial Partners Makes New Investment in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

TrueWealth Financial Partners purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 43,086 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,677,000. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF makes up about 3.9% of TrueWealth Financial Partners’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. TrueWealth Financial Partners owned 0.12% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VDC. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 94.4% during the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,627,000 after purchasing an additional 3,739 shares during the period. Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 3,714 shares during the period. Lighthouse Financial Services Inc. ADV acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,580,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 72,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,404,000 after buying an additional 6,440 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Integrity Alliance LLC. lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 15.4% during the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 32,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,837,000 after buying an additional 4,308 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 2.0%

VDC opened at $231.37 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $205.45 and a 52-week high of $244.33. The company has a 50 day moving average of $228.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $229.30. The company has a market cap of $8.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50.

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.