Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Reaches New 1-Year High at $213.43

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $213.43 and last traded at $212.55, with a volume of 11080 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $210.14.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $206.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $202.45. The stock has a market cap of $6.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,545.7% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 794,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,771,000 after purchasing an additional 764,187 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 19,923.2% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 234,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,523,000 after acquiring an additional 232,902 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 854.7% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 224,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,794,000 after acquiring an additional 200,830 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the fourth quarter worth $19,035,000. Finally, Morningstar Investment Services LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 98.2% in the fourth quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 187,050 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,698,000 after purchasing an additional 92,687 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).