Grey Ledge Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Grey Ledge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 23.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,275 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,564 shares during the quarter. Grey Ledge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,981,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Curio Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth $36,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 0.9%

VDC stock opened at $227.23 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52 week low of $205.45 and a 52 week high of $244.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $228.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $226.45.

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.