Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Reaches New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

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

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $216.16 and its 200 day simple moving average is $211.56. The company has a market cap of $7.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.7% in the third quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.1% in the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $344,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. now owns 5,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,131,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,462,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter.

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).