Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Stock Holdings Lifted by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,193 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $702,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 683,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,815,000 after purchasing an additional 28,459 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 19,923.2% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 234,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,523,000 after purchasing an additional 232,902 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 37.9% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 183,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,247,000 after purchasing an additional 50,444 shares during the period. Calton & Associates Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 948.5% in the 3rd quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 111,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,251,000 after purchasing an additional 100,414 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 93,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,964,000 after purchasing an additional 1,593 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

VDC opened at $222.72 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $216.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $212.11. The stock has a market cap of $7.23 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $185.87 and a 1 year high of $224.05.

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).