Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Sells 2,281 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 9.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,754 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,281 shares during the quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $4,810,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bravias Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth $433,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,888,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.8% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 12,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,654,000 after purchasing an additional 4,172 shares during the last quarter. Bailard Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 16,043 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,391,000 after purchasing an additional 1,014 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 22.7% in the fourth quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 2,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $549,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $222.34 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $215.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.81. The company has a market capitalization of $7.36 billion, a PE ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.64. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $194.38 and a 12 month high of $226.64.

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).