Portland Financial Advisors Inc Purchases New Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Portland Financial Advisors Inc acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm acquired 1,110 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $235,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VDC. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Advantage Trust Co bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. Eastern Bank bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, Aspect Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $59,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of VDC opened at $222.39 on Monday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $214.38 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.36 billion, a PE ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.64. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $194.38 and a one year high of $224.40.

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).