Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Acquires 2,850 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,850 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $622,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Ameliora Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Compass Financial Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $49,000. Finally, Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 44.8% during the third quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 239 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $249.94 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $8.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.47. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $205.45 and a twelve month high of $251.69. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $229.70 and a two-hundred day moving average of $229.77.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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.