Avantax Planning Partners Inc. Sells 4,404 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 61.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,763 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,404 shares during the period. Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $584,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.7% during the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 72,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,404,000 after buying an additional 6,440 shares in the last quarter. TrueWealth Financial Partners raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 100.0% in the 3rd quarter. TrueWealth Financial Partners now owns 35,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,653,000 after purchasing an additional 17,903 shares during the last quarter. Calder Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $1,936,000. Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC now owns 24,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,206,000 after purchasing an additional 3,714 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 82,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,720,000 after purchasing an additional 14,893 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

VDC opened at $231.25 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $227.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $222.97. The firm has a market cap of $8.12 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.52. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $205.45 and a 1 year high of $244.33.

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). 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.