Sigma Planning Corp Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Sigma Planning Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 14.2% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 16,201 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,010 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $3,548,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VDC. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $88,361,000. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1,276.6% during the 1st quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 153,164 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,515,000 after acquiring an additional 142,038 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4,708.6% in the 1st quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 96,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,118,000 after acquiring an additional 94,502 shares during the last quarter. Eaton Financial Holdings Company LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the first quarter worth $12,530,000. Finally, Williams Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the second quarter worth $10,467,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 0.3%

NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $207.46 on Tuesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $202.96 and a twelve month high of $226.73. The company has a market cap of $7.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $215.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $218.58.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF 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).