Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC Shares Bought by Quantinno Capital Management LP

Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 17.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,936 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,470 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $3,804,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in 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 valued at $879,429,000 after acquiring an additional 65,341 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 874,979 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,830,000 after purchasing an additional 31,343 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 637,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,714,000 after purchasing an additional 70,909 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 380,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,280,000 after purchasing an additional 2,761 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 268,001 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,190,000 after purchasing an additional 2,656 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $231.22 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $228.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $229.63. 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.