Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Reaches New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $222.40 and last traded at $222.24, with a volume of 11925 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $220.23.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

The business has a 50 day moving average price of $216.10 and a 200 day moving average price of $211.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.18 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VDC. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $163,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 9,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,155,000 after purchasing an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $800,000. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 867 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 6.6% during the third quarter. Raab & Moskowitz Asset Management LLC now owns 2,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $540,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the period.

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).