World Investment Advisors Buys Shares of 2,356 Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

World Investment Advisors bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 2,356 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $498,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VDC. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 75.7% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 19,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,154,000 after buying an additional 8,474 shares during the period. Bayban acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $75,000. Sankala Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $771,000. Southern Capital Services Inc. ADV purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $4,688,000. Finally, Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $6,519,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 1.9%

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $228.70 on Wednesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $205.45 and a 1-year high of $244.33. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $228.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $226.25. The company has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products.