PFG Advisors Acquires 349 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

PFG Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 3.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,038 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,122,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VDC. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $54,000. Finally, Mainstream Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $57,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

VDC opened at $213.91 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $216.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.64. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $194.38 and a one year high of $226.64.

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).