SG Americas Securities LLC Buys 4,350 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 164.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 7,000 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,350 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $1,480,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of Montreal Can raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 15,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,167,000 after purchasing an additional 229 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 108.4% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,063,000 after purchasing an additional 7,846 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 59.9% during the second quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 6,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,239,000 after buying an additional 2,268 shares during the period. Finally, Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,608,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $217.04 on Tuesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $191.92 and a 1-year high of $224.40. The company has a market capitalization of $7.04 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $215.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $214.38.

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).