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

Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $239.87 and last traded at $239.0490, with a volume of 108584 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $235.81.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 1.3%

The business has a fifty day moving average of $219.41 and a 200-day moving average of $217.03. The company has a market cap of $8.18 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Curio Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the second quarter valued at about $31,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter worth about $31,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Finally, St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the second quarter worth about $33,000.

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). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products.