Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSEARCA:VIS) shares reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $345.10 and last traded at $343.2340, with a volume of 53012 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $341.50.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Trading Up 0.4%

The company has a market cap of $7.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.72 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $317.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $301.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Industrials ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF by 110.0% during the fourth quarter. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC now owns 105 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Seneschal Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Industrials ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Caldwell Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Industrials ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $38,000.

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).