Independent Financial Group LLC Purchases New Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 7,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,595,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. NWF Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $553,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Nvest Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 10,718 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,407,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Curran Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Curran Financial Partners LLC now owns 11,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,525,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Axiom Financial Strategies LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Axiom Financial Strategies LLC now owns 4,383 shares of the company’s stock worth $926,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

VDC opened at $230.32 on Monday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $205.45 and a fifty-two week high of $244.33. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $228.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $228.13. The company has a market capitalization of $7.96 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.