Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Here’s Why

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 426,971 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 284% from the previous session’s volume of 111,078 shares.The stock last traded at $206.72 and had previously closed at $206.98.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $215.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $213.94. The company has a market cap of $6.80 billion, a PE ratio of 25.58 and a beta of 0.48.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 867 shares of the company’s stock worth $190,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $344,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.3% during the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 20,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,462,000 after buying an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC now owns 2,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the period. Finally, CWA Asset Management Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 4,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $962,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter.

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).