Southern Capital Services Inc. ADV Makes New $4.69 Million Investment in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Southern Capital Services Inc. ADV bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 22,193 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,688,000. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF accounts for about 3.0% of Southern Capital Services Inc. ADV’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,015,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $879,429,000 after acquiring an additional 65,341 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 874,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,830,000 after purchasing an additional 31,343 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 637,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,714,000 after purchasing an additional 70,909 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 380,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,280,000 after purchasing an additional 2,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 265,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,162,000 after purchasing an additional 24,001 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VDC stock opened at $226.11 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $205.45 and a fifty-two week high of $244.33. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $228.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $226.02. The company has a market cap of $7.94 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50.

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.