Grimes & Company Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 16,566 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,502,000. Grimes & Company Inc. owned 0.05% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Advantage Trust Co bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter worth about $37,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $50,000. MTM Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter worth about $78,000. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter worth about $83,000.
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.4 %
Shares of VDC opened at $211.61 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $189.71 and a 1 year high of $224.40. The stock has a market cap of $6.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $215.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $214.24.
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).
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