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

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

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Barclays PLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3,260.0% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares during the period. Advantage Trust Co purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter worth about $37,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $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).