Essential Planning LLC. Sells 54 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Essential Planning LLC. lowered its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,247 shares of the company’s stock after selling 54 shares during the quarter. Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $272,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Trust N.A. grew its stake 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 in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its stake in 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 worth $270,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $926,000 after buying an additional 57 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WBH Advisory Inc. grew its stake 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 buying an additional 58 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

VDC stock opened at $213.24 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $182.85 and a one year high of $222.25. The stock has a market cap of $6.92 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $216.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $210.78.

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).