Cetera Investment Advisers Has $60.19 Million Stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 1.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 268,001 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,656 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers owned about 0.76% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $60,190,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VDC. Curio Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 137.0% during the 1st quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 128 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $227.32 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $228.06 and its two-hundred day moving average is $228.57. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $205.45 and a 52-week high of $244.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50.

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). 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.