Financial Perspectives Inc Buys 1,045 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Financial Perspectives Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 9.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,632 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,045 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF comprises approximately 0.9% of Financial Perspectives Inc’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Financial Perspectives Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,545,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Barclays PLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. HC Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. HC Advisors LLC now owns 21,067 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,453,000 after purchasing an additional 865 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,038,000 after purchasing an additional 281 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,705 shares of the company’s stock worth $361,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. Finally, Graney & King LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth $109,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 0.8%

VDC stock opened at $217.65 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $219.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $217.44. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $201.35 and a twelve month high of $226.64. The firm has a market cap of $7.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.14 and a beta of 0.61.

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).