Berkshire Money Management Inc. Takes $1.32 Million Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Berkshire Money Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 6,044 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,324,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.0% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 717,749 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,058,000 after purchasing an additional 14,085 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 462,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,168,000 after buying an additional 11,202 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $88,361,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 264,235 shares of the company’s stock worth $57,820,000 after buying an additional 16,768 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 8.1% in the 1st quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 233,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,099,000 after buying an additional 17,411 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDC stock opened at $212.84 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.60. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $218.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $218.72. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $202.96 and a 1 year high of $226.73.

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).