Anchor Investment Management LLC Purchases 160 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 1.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,022 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 160 shares during the quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,118,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.8% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after purchasing an additional 1,059 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $800,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $163,000. Synovus Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 2,958 shares of the company’s stock worth $646,000 after acquiring an additional 1,479 shares during the period. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 4,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $962,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $218.23 on Wednesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $194.38 and a 1 year high of $226.64. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $217.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $216.13. The stock has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a PE ratio of 23.67 and a beta of 0.61.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $1.1673 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).