Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 17.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 24,644 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,714 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF accounts for about 2.4% of Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC owned 0.07% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $5,206,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Davis Capital Management bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Capital A Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $49,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $224.97 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $232.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $220.36. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $202.96 and a 12 month high of $244.33.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Company Profile

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.