Advisory Services Network LLC Decreases Stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Advisory Services Network LLC cut its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 0.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 13,098 shares of the company’s stock after selling 117 shares during the quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,769,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $50,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $54,000. Mainstream Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $57,000. Finally, Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $57,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 0.1 %

VDC stock opened at $214.09 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $217.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.14. The stock has a market cap of $7.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.67 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $194.38 and a fifty-two week high of $226.64.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced 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.

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).