Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC Buys 2,477 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 2,477 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $541,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $1,673,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,336,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,913,000 after buying an additional 424,605 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.2% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 16,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,737,000 after buying an additional 3,137 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.4% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 140,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,588,000 after buying an additional 46,307 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WNY Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the first quarter valued at about $4,470,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDC stock opened at $246.86 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $8.33 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a 50-day moving average of $229.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $229.54. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $205.45 and a 1-year high of $247.15.

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.