Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC Shares Purchased by Principal Securities Inc.

Principal Securities Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 15.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 57,596 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,728 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $12,167,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,015,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $879,429,000 after purchasing an additional 65,341 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.7% in the 4th 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 during the last quarter. UBS Group AG increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 265,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,162,000 after acquiring an additional 24,001 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 210,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,073,000 after acquiring an additional 15,336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 26.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 210,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,891,000 after acquiring an additional 44,523 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $230.74 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $205.45 and a 12 month high of $244.33. The company has a 50-day moving average of $227.62 and a 200-day moving average of $225.45. The company has a market cap of $8.10 billion, a P/E 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.