Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Reaches New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Posted by Renee Jackson on Feb 27th, 2026

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC – Get Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $244.10 and last traded at $243.96, with a volume of 90062 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $240.89.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 1.2%

The company has a market capitalization of $8.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $225.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $218.86.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in VDC. Curio Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $31,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $31,000.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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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.