Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Sells 27,272 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 18.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 117,287 shares of the company’s stock after selling 27,272 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $24,776,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VDC. Two Sigma Investments LP purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,519,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,573.9% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 98,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,837,000 after buying an additional 94,953 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1,049.4% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 78,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,882,000 after buying an additional 72,115 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,015,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $879,429,000 after buying an additional 65,341 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 26.9% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 210,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,891,000 after buying an additional 44,523 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $223.75 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $7.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.52. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1-year low of $205.45 and a 1-year high of $244.33. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $227.18 and its 200 day moving average is $224.50.

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.