Bay Capital Advisors LLC Makes New $760,000 Investment in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Bay Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 3,597 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $760,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. now owns 8,476 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,792,000 after buying an additional 62 shares during the period. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,669,000. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 703,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,741,000 after buying an additional 15,084 shares in the last quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 6,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,389,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Richmond Brothers Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 14.3% during the 4th quarter. Richmond Brothers Inc. now owns 33,928 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,171,000 after buying an additional 4,234 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $214.47 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $7.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 0.61. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $217.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $216.68. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $194.38 and a 52-week high of $226.64.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a $1.1673 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th.

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).