Thompson Investment Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 560 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $118,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 688,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,441,000 after acquiring an additional 4,863 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21,241.7% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 239,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,526,000 after purchasing an additional 237,907 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 124,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,206,000 after purchasing an additional 11,827 shares in the last quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 948.5% during the 3rd quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 111,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,251,000 after purchasing an additional 100,414 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 96,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,138,000 after buying an additional 8,245 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $217.66 on Monday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $191.92 and a one year high of $224.40. The stock has a market cap of $7.06 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $214.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $215.03.

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).