Beacon Capital Management Inc. Purchases 764,187 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 2,545.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 794,206 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 764,187 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF comprises approximately 6.7% of Beacon Capital Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Beacon Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $160,771,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VDC. LPL Financial LLC boosted 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 valued at $114,649,000 after buying an additional 110,317 shares during the period. Mariner LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 43.3% during the third quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 28,141 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,140,000 after purchasing an additional 8,506 shares during the period. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 12,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. Certified Advisory Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 14,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,702,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 80.7% in the third quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 44,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,204,000 after buying an additional 20,055 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

VDC traded up $0.26 on Friday, hitting $205.71. The company had a trading volume of 53,886 shares, compared to its average volume of 120,721. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $172.75 and a 52-week high of $209.70. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $203.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $198.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Company 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).