Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Shares Sold by Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC

Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 29.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,932 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,203 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $620,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VDC. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,340,000 after acquiring an additional 1,812 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 164.2% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,480,000 after purchasing an additional 4,350 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after purchasing an additional 1,059 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.2% in the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 8,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,791,000 after purchasing an additional 1,543 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.6% in the third quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 2,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $540,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 1.3 %

VDC opened at $208.01 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $218.22 and its 200-day moving average is $216.42. The stock has a market cap of $7.04 billion, a PE ratio of 23.67 and a beta of 0.61. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $194.38 and a twelve month high of $226.64.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $1.1673 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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).