Sankala Group LLC Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Sankala Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 3,649 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $771,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Two Sigma Investments LP purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter valued at about $25,519,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,573.9% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 98,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,837,000 after purchasing an additional 94,953 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1,049.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 78,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,882,000 after purchasing an additional 72,115 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 637,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,714,000 after purchasing an additional 70,909 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,015,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $879,429,000 after purchasing an additional 65,341 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

VDC stock opened at $226.11 on Friday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $205.45 and a 1 year high of $244.33. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $228.08 and its 200 day moving average price is $226.02. The firm has a market cap of $7.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50.

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). 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.