ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing Sells 1,042 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing lessened its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 8.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,942 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,042 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF makes up 1.7% of ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,313,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $54,000. Mainstream Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $57,000. Finally, Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $57,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $215.53 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.25 billion, a PE ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $217.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $216.59. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $194.38 and a fifty-two week high of $226.64.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $1.1673 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).