2,216 Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC Shares Bought by Prairie Advisory LLC

Prairie Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 79.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 5,012 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,216 shares during the quarter. Prairie Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $1,094,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,336,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,913,000 after purchasing an additional 424,605 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.4% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 140,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,588,000 after purchasing an additional 46,307 shares in the last quarter. TrueWealth Financial Partners acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $9,677,000. MRA Advisory Group purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter worth $6,593,000. Finally, WNY Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $4,470,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDC traded down $0.98 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $236.45. The stock had a trading volume of 54,983 shares, compared to its average volume of 171,788. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $205.45 and a 1 year high of $244.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.49. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $227.50 and its 200-day moving average is $228.01.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF 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.