Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC Shares Bought by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 21.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 82,908 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,893 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $17,720,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 12,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,627,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Safeguard Investment Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Safeguard Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 12,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,602,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 7,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,686,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, Florida Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Florida Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $222.65 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.63 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $232.25 and its 200 day moving average price is $220.14. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $202.96 and a 1 year high of $244.33.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products.