Assetmark Inc. Purchases 12,502 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 2,315.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,042 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,502 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $2,757,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 21,241.7% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 239,027 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,526,000 after purchasing an additional 237,907 shares during the period. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $15,916,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $12,214,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,345,000. Finally, Kingsview Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,756,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of VDC stock opened at $222.52 on Monday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $194.38 and a 12 month high of $226.64. The stock has a market cap of $7.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $215.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.90.

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).