Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Shares Sold by Morningstar Investment Management LLC

Morningstar Investment Management LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 3.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 373,293 shares of the company’s stock after selling 13,972 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF accounts for about 6.2% of Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Morningstar Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $78,907,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 867 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $344,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,462,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 2,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $534,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, KG&L Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC now owns 2,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $223.21 on Thursday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $194.38 and a fifty-two week high of $224.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.24 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $214.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $215.80.

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).