Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Shares Sold by Avantax Advisory Services Inc.

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDCFree Report) by 41.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 25,119 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,110 shares during the quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $5,310,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21,241.7% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 239,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,526,000 after purchasing an additional 237,907 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,231,000. Blankinship & Foster LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $17,036,000. Essential Planning LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6,107.0% in the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 77,401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,773,000 after acquiring an additional 76,154 shares during the period. Finally, Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $15,916,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

VDC stock opened at $213.16 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.17 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $216.42 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.86.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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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).

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

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