Blankinship & Foster LLC Buys Shares of 80,592 Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Blankinship & Foster LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 80,592 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,036,000. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF comprises 4.2% of Blankinship & Foster LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Blankinship & Foster LLC owned 0.25% of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Advantage Trust Co purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $42,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $50,000. Finally, Synergy Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $54,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

VDC stock opened at $222.52 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $7.37 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 $226.64. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $215.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $216.87.

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).