Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC Sells 100 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 3.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,732 shares of the company’s stock after selling 100 shares during the quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $577,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Natixis Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter worth $2,401,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 3,193 shares of the company’s stock valued at $702,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $204,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 25.5% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 521 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.5% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $217.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $216.68. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $194.38 and a 1 year high of $226.64.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $1.1673 per share. The ex-dividend date 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).