Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Reaches New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $226.64 and last traded at $225.87, with a volume of 41209 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $224.91.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $215.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.73. The firm has a market cap of $7.37 billion, a PE ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.64.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Barclays PLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3,260.0% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Advantage Trust Co bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Wingate Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter worth $42,000.

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).