NYSEARCA:VDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $146.38 +0.56 (+0.38 %) (As of 05/25/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Share Today's Range$145.71Now: $146.38▼$146.3850-Day Range$134.79MA: $146.58▼$152.5252-Week Range$120.70Now: $146.38▼$164.90Volume126,512 shsAverage Volume296,534 shsMarket Capitalization$5.09 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield2.61%BetaN/A ProfileAdvanced ChartDividendInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSocial Media 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. It also includes food and drug retailing companies as well as hypermarkets and consumer supercenters. The Vanguard Group, Inc., through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesVanguard Consumer Staples ETF has received 70 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesVanguard Consumer Staples ETF has received 73 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentVanguard Consumer Staples ETF has received 51.05% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe VDC will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe VDC will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipVanguard Consumer Staples ETF is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 2.61%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthVanguard Consumer Staples ETF does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.81 out of 5 stars Basic Details Issuer Vanguard Fund NameVanguard Consumer Staples ETF Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company SymbolNYSEARCA:VDC Inception Date1/26/2004 Fund ManagerMichael A. Johnson, Awais Khan Webwww.vanguard.com Phone+1-800-5231036 Fund Focus Asset ClassEquity BenchmarkMSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index CategorySector FocusConsumer Staples Development LevelDeveloped Markets RegionNorth America Fund Statistics Assets Under Management$5.09 billion Average Daily Volume$303,866.30 Discount/Premium-0.05% ETF Expenses Management Fee0.08% Other Expenses0.02% Total Expenses0.10% Fee Waiver0.00% Net Expenses0.10%Administrator, Advisor and Custodian AdministratorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. AdvisorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. CustodianState Street Bank and Trust Company DistributorVanguard Marketing Corporation Transfer AgentThe Vanguard Group, Inc. Trustee Lead Market MakerLatour Trading AMEX:VDC Rates by TradingView Receive VDC News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for VDC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Frequently Asked Questions How has Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's stock was trading at $144.69 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, VDC shares have increased by 1.2% and is now trading at $146.38. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. How often does Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF? Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be given a dividend of $1.0621 per share on Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $4.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.90%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. This is a boost from Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. View Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's dividend history. Has Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about VDC stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF earned a news sentiment score of 1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutVanguard Consumer Staples ETF. What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF investors own include Square (SQ), salesforce.com (CRM), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Staples (SPLS), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B). Who are Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's key executives? Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's management team includes the following people: F. William McNabb III, Chairman of the Board of Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer (Age 61)Thomas J. Higgins, Chief Financial Officer (Age 56)Kathryn J. Hyatt, Treasurer (Age 58)Heidi Stam, Secretary (Age 57)Emerson U. Fullwood, Independent Trustees (Age 69)Rajiv L. Gupta, Independent Trustees (Age 71)Amy Gutmann, Independent Trustees (Age 64)JoAnn H Heisen, Independent Trustees (Age 63)F. Joseph Loughrey, Independent Trustees (Age 69) What is Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's stock symbol? Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VDC." Who are Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's major shareholders? Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Advisor Group Holdings Inc. (3.11%), Beacon Capital Management Inc. (1.79%), Morgan Stanley (1.55%), Main Management ETF Advisors LLC (1.13%), UBS Group AG (1.11%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.97%). Which major investors are selling Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock? VDC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Beacon Capital Management Inc., Alps Advisors Inc., Morgan Stanley, Morningstar Investment Management LLC, D.A. Davidson & CO., Level Four Advisory Services LLC, Main Management LLC, and Citigroup Inc.. Which major investors are buying Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF stock? VDC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Morningstar Investment Services LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, M&T Bank Corp, CMH Wealth Management LLC, Meritage Portfolio Management, Brandywine Oak Private Wealth LLC, and Commonwealth Equity Services LLC. How do I buy shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF? Shares of VDC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's stock price today? One share of VDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $146.38. How big of a company is Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF? Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a market capitalization of $5.09 billion. What is Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's official website? The official website for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF is www.vanguard.com. How can I contact Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF? Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's mailing address is P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, 19482, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-800-5231036. This page was last updated on 5/25/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
