NewEdge Advisors LLC Has $3.74 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 23.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 16,638 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,137 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $3,737,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Lighthouse Financial Services Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter worth $7,580,000. Integrity Alliance LLC. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 15.4% in the fourth quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC. now owns 32,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,837,000 after acquiring an additional 4,308 shares during the last quarter. ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.9% in the fourth quarter. ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing now owns 20,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,346,000 after acquiring an additional 2,504 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 874,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,830,000 after acquiring an additional 31,343 shares during the period. Finally, Guardian Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,212,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $231.10 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $229.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $229.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.99 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $205.45 and a 12 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.