Nvest Financial LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Nvest Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 353.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 8,175 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,374 shares during the period. Nvest Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $1,786,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VDC. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,545.7% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 794,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,771,000 after purchasing an additional 764,187 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 19,923.2% in the second 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. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 854.7% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 224,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,794,000 after purchasing an additional 200,830 shares during the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 37.9% in the second 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 last quarter. Finally, Waverly Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the first quarter valued at $10,262,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock traded up $0.89 during trading on Friday, hitting $215.33. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 38,765 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,712. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $215.68 and its 200 day moving average is $207.94. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $174.62 and a 1-year high of $222.25.

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).