Monumental Financial Group Inc. Acquires 2,891 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Monumental Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 11.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 27,090 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,891 shares during the period. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF accounts for 3.1% of Monumental Financial Group Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Monumental Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $5,173,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VDC. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 127.1% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 631,623 shares of the company’s stock worth $115,379,000 after purchasing an additional 353,453 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21.3% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 627,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $114,649,000 after purchasing an additional 110,317 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $19,035,000. Blackston Financial Advisory Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $9,906,000. Finally, Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter worth about $8,051,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

NYSEARCA VDC traded down $0.34 during trading on Friday, hitting $201.20. 59,500 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 138,491. The company has a market cap of $6.53 billion, a PE ratio of 24.83 and a beta of 0.49. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $172.75 and a fifty-two week high of $204.80. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $199.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $191.85.

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).