13,327 Shares in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC Bought by Retirement Planning Group LLC

Retirement Planning Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 13,327 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,908,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,336,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $973,913,000 after buying an additional 424,605 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.4% in the 2nd 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. TrueWealth Financial Partners bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $9,677,000. MRA Advisory Group acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $6,593,000. Finally, WNY Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $4,470,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of VDC opened at $236.43 on Tuesday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $205.45 and a 12-month high of $244.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.98 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.49. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $227.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $228.09.

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.