D.A. Davidson & CO. Sells 513 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

D.A. Davidson & CO. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,202 shares of the company’s stock after selling 513 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,579,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 16,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,619,000 after purchasing an additional 966 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 80,810 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,655,000 after purchasing an additional 3,261 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.8% in the 3rd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $343,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. Global Trust Asset Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21.8% in the 3rd quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 2,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $604,000 after purchasing an additional 495 shares during the period. Finally, Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $303,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $222.39 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $214.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is $215.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.22 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $194.38 and a 1-year high of $224.40.

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).