Sanctuary Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Sanctuary Advisors LLC cut its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 25.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 6,631 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,283 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $1,489,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VDC. Sigma Planning Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 19,415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,360,000 after purchasing an additional 1,140 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 33.7% during the 1st quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. now owns 3,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $830,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares during the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 120.8% during the first quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 2,616 shares of the company’s stock worth $588,000 after buying an additional 1,431 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.7% during the first quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 13,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,928,000 after buying an additional 708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NWF Advisory Services Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.9% during the first quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $553,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $224.97 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $228.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $228.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52 week low of $205.45 and a 52 week high of $244.33.

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.