Brookstone Capital Management Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Brookstone Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 3.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 21,956 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 779 shares during the quarter. Brookstone Capital Management owned about 0.07% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF worth $4,482,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 9.2% during the 1st quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,280,000 after acquiring an additional 528 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 130.7% during the first quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 14,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,910,000 after purchasing an additional 8,076 shares during the period. McNaughton Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $209,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 101.5% in the 1st quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 2,233 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,000 after purchasing an additional 1,125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,545.7% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 794,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,771,000 after buying an additional 764,187 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC opened at $206.36 on Thursday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $172.75 and a 1 year high of $209.70. The company has a market capitalization of $6.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $204.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $198.66.

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).