Apollon Wealth Management LLC Buys 7,329 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF $VDC

Apollon Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) by 10.1% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 80,250 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,329 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF were worth $18,023,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 94.4% in the 4th quarter. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,627,000 after buying an additional 3,739 shares in the last quarter. Lighthouse Financial Services Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $7,580,000. Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 17.7% during the 4th quarter. Hippocratic Financial Advisors LLC now owns 24,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,206,000 after acquiring an additional 3,714 shares in the last quarter. ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. ESG Planning DBA Harper Investing now owns 20,574 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,346,000 after acquiring an additional 2,504 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Financial Partners increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 100.0% in the third quarter. TrueWealth Financial Partners now owns 35,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,653,000 after acquiring an additional 17,903 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VDC opened at $229.65 on Monday. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12-month low of $205.45 and a 12-month high of $244.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.07 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $228.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $226.57.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF 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.