3,730 Shares in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC Purchased by First Bancorp Inc ME

First Bancorp Inc ME acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 3,730 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $841,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Curio Wealth LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 137.0% in the 1st quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 128 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDC stock opened at $233.53 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $229.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $230.11. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $205.45 and a 1 year high of $244.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50.

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.