Empower Advisory Group LLC Grows Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 198,950 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,139 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $42,054,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VDC. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 867 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.1% in the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $344,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,462,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 2,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $534,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the period. Finally, KG&L Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC now owns 2,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $221.15 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $7.18 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $214.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $215.58. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $193.37 and a 52-week high of $224.40.

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).