Stonebridge Financial Planning Group LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Stonebridge Financial Planning Group LLC lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 8.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,885 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,564 shares during the period. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF comprises 2.0% of Stonebridge Financial Planning Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest position. Stonebridge Financial Planning Group LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $3,415,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VDC. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 127.1% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 631,623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,379,000 after buying an additional 353,453 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21.3% in the third 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. Compass Financial Group INC SD boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD now owns 436,734 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,399,000 after purchasing an additional 2,689 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 7.5% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 421,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $76,907,000 after purchasing an additional 29,290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 265,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,553,000 after buying an additional 2,939 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock traded down $1.09 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $200.80. 54,296 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 136,424. The company has a 50 day moving average of $199.87 and a two-hundred day moving average of $192.03. The stock has a market cap of $6.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $172.75 and a fifty-two week high of $204.80.

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).