Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,642 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,229 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $1,893,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $959,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 2,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $584,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Bay Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bay Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $799,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northstar Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Northstar Group Inc. now owns 5,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,170,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDC stock opened at $212.84 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $7.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.60. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $202.96 and a 1-year high of $226.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $218.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $218.64.

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).