Calton & Associates Inc. Purchases 4,005 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Calton & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 26.7% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 19,020 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,005 shares during the quarter. Calton & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $4,065,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter worth $208,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the first quarter worth about $441,000. Blue Trust Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the second quarter worth about $66,000. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 57.0% during the second quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 383 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDC stock opened at $242.63 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.31 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $202.96 and a 1 year high of $244.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $221.01 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $217.51.

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.