Marotta Asset Management Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Marotta Asset Management decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 4.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 59,366 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,085 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF makes up 2.2% of Marotta Asset Management’s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Marotta Asset Management owned about 0.17% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $12,954,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,336,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,913,000 after purchasing an additional 424,605 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 874,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,830,000 after buying an additional 31,343 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 268,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,190,000 after buying an additional 2,656 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 140,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,588,000 after buying an additional 46,307 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 17.1% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 104,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,524,000 after buying an additional 15,274 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

VDC traded up $0.77 on Friday, reaching $218.48. The company had a trading volume of 138,017 shares, compared to its average volume of 173,430. The stock has a market cap of $7.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.49. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $205.45 and a fifty-two week high of $244.33. The company’s fifty day moving average is $228.47 and its 200 day moving average is $227.80.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products.