Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Hits New 12-Month High at $218.48

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $218.48 and last traded at $218.48, with a volume of 9083 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $217.84.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $208.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $203.90. The company has a market cap of $7.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VDC. WNY Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. WNY Asset Management LLC now owns 3,088 shares of the company’s stock worth $630,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Raymond James Trust N.A. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.9% in 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 during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $926,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, WBH Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. WBH Advisory Inc. now owns 11,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,372,000 after acquiring an additional 58 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).