Sigma Planning Corp Makes New Investment in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Sigma Planning Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 22,201 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,841,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,673,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,336,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,913,000 after purchasing an additional 424,605 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.2% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 16,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,737,000 after purchasing an additional 3,137 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 140,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,588,000 after purchasing an additional 46,307 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WNY Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $4,470,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $238.92 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $8.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.49. The business’s fifty day moving average is $228.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $228.78. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52 week low of $205.45 and a 52 week 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.