Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 327,620 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 207% from the previous session’s volume of 106,871 shares.The stock last traded at $215.68 and had previously closed at $214.72.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 1.2 %

The firm has a market capitalization of $7.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $216.13 and a 200-day moving average price of $211.07.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.7% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $344,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Trust N.A. increased its holdings in 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 valued at $1,131,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,421 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,462,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter.

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).