Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Stock Position Raised by Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 33.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 664 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $140,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,340,000 after purchasing an additional 1,812 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 164.2% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,480,000 after buying an additional 4,350 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.8% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after acquiring an additional 1,059 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.2% during the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 8,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,791,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.6% in the 3rd quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 2,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $540,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $219.66 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $218.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $216.56. The company has a market cap of $7.44 billion, a PE ratio of 23.67 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $194.38 and a fifty-two week high of $226.64.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $1.1673 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).