Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . 544,722 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 270% from the previous session’s volume of 147,240 shares.The stock last traded at $207.5570 and had previously closed at $208.11.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Trading Down 0.3%

The firm has a market capitalization of $7.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $215.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $218.67.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Accel Wealth Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Accel Wealth Management now owns 9,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,052,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.1% during the 1st quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $959,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $350,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Bay Capital Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bay Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $799,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Apollon Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Apollon Financial LLC now owns 11,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,427,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period.

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).