PFG Advisors Acquires 1,055 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

PFG Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,513 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,055 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,302,000 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. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 33,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,336,000 after acquiring an additional 1,152 shares during the last quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 14.4% during the second quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 4,414 shares of the company’s stock valued at $967,000 after purchasing an additional 554 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 55.2% in the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 1,892 shares of the company’s stock worth $414,000 after purchasing an additional 673 shares during the last quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% in the second quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 12,895 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,824,000 after buying an additional 1,263 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 25.7% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 109,503 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,962,000 after buying an additional 22,381 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of VDC opened at $209.12 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $202.96 and a twelve month high of $226.73. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $214.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $218.24.

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).