Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $224.61 and last traded at $224.93, with a volume of 19264 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $222.70.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $214.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $216.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.64.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VDC. FMR LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,288 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,340,000 after acquiring an additional 1,812 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 164.2% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,480,000 after purchasing an additional 4,350 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.8% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,184 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after purchasing an additional 1,059 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.2% during the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 8,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,791,000 after purchasing an additional 1,543 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,000 after buying an additional 85 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).