Advisory Alpha LLC Sells 55 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Advisory Alpha LLC reduced its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 5.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 950 shares of the company’s stock after selling 55 shares during the quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $201,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 688,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,441,000 after buying an additional 4,863 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 124,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,206,000 after purchasing an additional 11,827 shares in the last quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 948.5% in the 3rd quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 111,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,251,000 after purchasing an additional 100,414 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 96,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,138,000 after purchasing an additional 8,245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 82,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,051,000 after buying an additional 338 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $211.61 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $189.71 and a 1-year high of $224.40. The company has a 50 day moving average of $215.20 and a 200-day moving average of $214.24. The firm has a market cap of $6.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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).