Valmark Advisers Inc. Takes Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Valmark Advisers Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 1,904 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $364,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 39.3% in the fourth quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 2,248 shares of the company’s stock worth $429,000 after buying an additional 634 shares in the last quarter. VCI Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $738,000. Bailard Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 17,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,360,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $44,000. Finally, MontVue Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $718,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $201.20 on Monday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $172.75 and a fifty-two week high of $204.80. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $199.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $191.85. The company has a market capitalization of $6.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.83 and a beta of 0.49.

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).