Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Sets New 12-Month High – What’s Next?

Posted by Anthony Miller on Mar 1st, 2026

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC – Get Free Report)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading 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 Trading Up 1.4%

The stock’s fifty day moving average is $226.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $218.97. The company has a market capitalization of $8.36 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.56.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Curio Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the second quarter valued at $31,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the 4th quarter worth $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.