Tortoise Investment Management LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Tortoise Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 29.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 481 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 110 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $102,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Independent Advisor Alliance purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,278,000. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 40.5% in the 4th quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 25,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,370,000 after buying an additional 7,324 shares during the last quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 7.0% during the fourth quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 1,354 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. HM Payson & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 1,530 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the period. Finally, Blankinship & Foster LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $17,036,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $221.01 on Tuesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $194.38 and a 12 month high of $226.64. The company has a market cap of $7.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.64. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $216.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.93.

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).