Empower Advisory Group LLC Has $48.07 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Empower Advisory Group LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 219,502 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,870 shares during the quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC owned approximately 0.63% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $48,071,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VDC. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 717,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,058,000 after purchasing an additional 14,085 shares in the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $88,361,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.8% during 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 last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 17,411 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 8.9% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 194,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,636,000 after acquiring an additional 15,888 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

VDC opened at $210.60 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $213.83 and its 200 day simple moving average is $217.96. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $202.96 and a 52-week high of $226.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.14 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56.

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).