Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Sees Large Volume Increase – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 210,165 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 71% from the previous session’s volume of 122,705 shares.The stock last traded at $224.48 and had previously closed at $225.31.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 1.6 %

The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $215.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $216.67. The company has a market cap of $7.34 billion, a PE ratio of 25.29 and a beta of 0.64.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,288 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,340,000 after purchasing an additional 1,812 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 164.2% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 7,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,480,000 after buying an additional 4,350 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.8% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,184 shares of the company’s stock worth $696,000 after purchasing an additional 1,059 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 23.2% in the third quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 8,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,791,000 after acquiring an additional 1,543 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.5% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 1,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,000 after buying an additional 85 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).