Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC Purchases New Stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 2,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $541,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,336,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,913,000 after buying an additional 424,605 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3,374.6% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 50,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,910,000 after acquiring an additional 48,561 shares during the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 140,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,588,000 after acquiring an additional 46,307 shares during the last quarter. TrueWealth Financial Partners acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $9,677,000. Finally, MRA Advisory Group purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter valued at about $6,593,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of VDC opened at $246.86 on Tuesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $205.45 and a 12-month high of $247.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.49. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $229.25 and a 200 day moving average price of $229.54.

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.