518 Shares in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Bought by Graney & King LLC

Graney & King LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 518 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $109,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 703,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,741,000 after acquiring an additional 15,084 shares during the last quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Compass Financial Group INC SD now owns 457,863 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,783,000 after purchasing an additional 5,338 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21,241.7% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 239,027 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,526,000 after purchasing an additional 237,907 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 216,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,681,000 after buying an additional 745 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 198,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,054,000 after buying an additional 2,139 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock opened at $211.60 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $217.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $216.63. The company has a market cap of $7.12 billion, a PE ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $194.38 and a 1-year high of $226.64.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be paid a dividend of $1.1673 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Company 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).