MML Investors Services LLC Buys 1,772 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 6.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 28,660 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,772 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $6,262,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VDC. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Advantage Trust Co bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 77.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 324 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MTM Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter worth $78,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $221.70 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $217.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $212.78. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a twelve month low of $186.25 and a twelve month high of $224.40. The company has a market capitalization of $7.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

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).