Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Has $317,000 Position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lessened its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 80.7% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,483 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,217 shares during the quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $317,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the second quarter valued at about $88,361,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 194.7% in the 2nd quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 567,968 shares of the company’s stock worth $124,385,000 after acquiring an additional 375,243 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 39,618.0% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 268,494 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,800,000 after acquiring an additional 267,818 shares in the last quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 24.4% during the 2nd quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 445,234 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,506,000 after acquiring an additional 87,452 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,015,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $879,429,000 after purchasing an additional 65,341 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VDC opened at $215.68 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $212.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $215.82. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $202.96 and a 52-week high of $226.73.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products.