Lighthouse Financial Services Inc. ADV Buys New Stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Lighthouse Financial Services Inc. ADV bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 35,881 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,580,000. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF makes up approximately 1.7% of Lighthouse Financial Services Inc. ADV’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Merrithew & Thorsten Inc acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $5,804,000. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. now owns 37,499 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,909,000 after acquiring an additional 480 shares during the last quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 24,409 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,156,000 after acquiring an additional 447 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 7,729 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,633,000 after acquiring an additional 1,043 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $487,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VDC opened at $230.24 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $228.65 and a two-hundred day moving average of $222.44. The company has a market capitalization of $8.09 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.52. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $205.45 and a fifty-two week high of $244.33.

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). 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.