Financial Advisory Partners LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Financial Advisory Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 8.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 28,244 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,261 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF accounts for approximately 1.8% of Financial Advisory Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Financial Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $6,343,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Curio Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $27,000. Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 137.0% during the 1st quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 74 shares during the period. MBM Wealth Consultants LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth $31,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

VDC stock opened at $228.14 on Monday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $205.45 and a twelve month high of $244.33. The firm has a market cap of $7.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $228.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $227.55.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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.