Kellett Wealth Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Kellett Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 533.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 12,689 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,686 shares during the period. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF accounts for 1.8% of Kellett Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Kellett Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,423,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 175,803.8% during the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,266,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $625,770,000 after purchasing an additional 3,264,677 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 127.1% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 631,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,379,000 after purchasing an additional 353,453 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 627,629 shares of the company’s stock valued at $114,649,000 after purchasing an additional 110,317 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $19,035,000. Finally, Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $9,906,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of VDC traded up $0.92 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $196.26. 90,022 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 140,834. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $172.75 and a 1 year high of $204.80. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $198.90 and its 200-day moving average is $190.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.83 and a beta of 0.49.

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).