Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. Acquires 6,173 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 32.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,453 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,173 shares during the period. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. owned 0.08% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $5,380,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VDC. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $50,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $54,000. Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $57,000. Finally, Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $57,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 1.2 %

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $213.76 on Wednesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $194.38 and a 12 month high of $226.64. The stock has a market cap of $7.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 0.61. The company’s 50 day moving average is $216.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is $216.82.

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).