Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. Buys New Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 2,435 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $532,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VDC. Raymond James Trust N.A. lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 5,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,131,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,462,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $926,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WBH Advisory Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. now owns 11,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,372,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $213.24 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $216.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $210.63. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $182.85 and a twelve month high of $222.25. The company has a market capitalization of $6.92 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Company 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).