Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC Shares Sold by Truist Financial Corp

Truist Financial Corp cut its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 7.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,804 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,557 shares during the quarter. Truist Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $6,507,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Triumph Capital Management acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $40,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $43,000. eCIO Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000. Finally, Paladin Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $53,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $230.24 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $205.45 and a twelve month high of $244.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $228.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $222.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.52.

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). 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.