Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 363,169 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 378% from the previous session’s volume of 75,920 shares.The stock last traded at $262.51 and had previously closed at $260.04.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

The firm has a market capitalization of $5.73 billion, a PE ratio of 24.56 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $266.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $255.56.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Industrials ETF

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 833.3% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 140 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Fairscale Capital LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF during the second quarter valued at about $64,000. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $75,000. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF by 17.1% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 308 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Industrials ETF

Vanguard Industrials ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the industrials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are dominated by one of the following activities, the manufacture and distribution of capital goods (including aerospace and defense, construction, engineering and building products, electrical equipment, and industrial machinery); the provision of commercial services and supplies (including printing, employment, environmental, and office services); or the provision of transportation services (including airlines, couriers, marine, road and rail, and transportation infrastructure).