Principal Securities Inc. Purchases 1,885 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Principal Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 5.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 38,832 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,885 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc. owned approximately 0.12% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $8,484,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. &PARTNERS bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $337,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Mission Wealth Management LP increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Mission Wealth Management LP now owns 3,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $785,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $301,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 175.3% during the 1st quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $212.05 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $217.12 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $209.53. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $178.26 and a one year high of $222.25.

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).