Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 1,587 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $335,000. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF makes up about 0.2% of Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest holding.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Graney & King LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $109,000. Bay Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $760,000. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. now owns 8,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,792,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,669,000. Finally, LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 703,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $148,741,000 after buying an additional 15,084 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $216.66 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $194.38 and a twelve month high of $226.64. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $217.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $216.61.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a $1.1673 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).