Farther Finance Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,582 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 266 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $346,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. WNY Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC now owns 3,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $630,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 5,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,131,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,462,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $926,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $213.25 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $180.69 and a 12 month high of $222.25. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $216.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $210.14.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Company 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).