Hershey Financial Advisers LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)

Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 7,897 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,669,000. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF makes up about 1.5% of Hershey Financial Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest holding.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $50,000. Synergy Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $54,000. Mainstream Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $57,000. Finally, Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $57,000.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

VDC opened at $212.91 on Monday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a fifty-two week low of $194.38 and a fifty-two week high of $226.64. The company has a market cap of $7.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.32 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $216.98 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.71.

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).