Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Shares Acquired by Avondale Wealth Management

Avondale Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 105.7% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,530 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,300 shares during the period. Avondale Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $535,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 688,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,441,000 after buying an additional 4,863 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.5% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 124,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,206,000 after acquiring an additional 11,827 shares in the last quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 948.5% in the third quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 111,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,251,000 after acquiring an additional 100,414 shares during the period. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 96,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,138,000 after purchasing an additional 8,245 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 82,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,051,000 after purchasing an additional 338 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of VDC traded down $1.85 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $207.21. The company had a trading volume of 29,025 shares, compared to its average volume of 105,222. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $189.56 and a 12-month high of $224.40. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $216.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $213.90. The company has a market capitalization of $6.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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).