Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Shares Sold by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 17.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,430 shares of the company’s stock after selling 506 shares during the quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $514,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.3% during the fourth quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 24,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,269,000 after purchasing an additional 798 shares during the last quarter. Bonfire Financial bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth $2,547,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth $118,000. Finally, Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 19.4% during the fourth quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC now owns 6,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,401,000 after purchasing an additional 1,076 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

VDC stock opened at $223.73 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $191.94 and a 1 year high of $224.40. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $214.37 and its two-hundred day moving average is $215.32.

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).