NewEdge Advisors LLC Has $3.74 Million Stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 23.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 16,638 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,137 shares during the quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $3,737,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NWF Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.9% in the first quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $553,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 12,891 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,895,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Nvest Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 10,718 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,407,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 11.2% during the 1st quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 525 shares of the company’s stock worth $117,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $231.10 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $7.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $205.45 and a 52-week high of $244.33. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $229.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $229.80.

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). 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.