NYSEARCA:VDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Price, Forecast & News

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's stock was trading at $144.69 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, VDC shares have increased by 7.6% and is now trading at $155.64. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.0621 per share on Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $4.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. This is an increase from Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. View Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's dividend history.

Headlines about VDC stock have trended somewhat negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF earned a news sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF.

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).

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VDC."

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Foundations Investment Advisors LLC (0.74%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.71%), Tatro Capital LLC (0.07%), N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC (0.06%), HBW Advisory Services LLC (0.02%) and TRUE Private Wealth Advisors (0.02%).

VDC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Northwest Investment Counselors LLC, Old North State Trust LLC, Carroll Financial Associates Inc., KG&L Capital Management LLC, Global Retirement Partners LLC, and Whittier Trust Co..

VDC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC, HBW Advisory Services LLC, Marotta Asset Management, TRUE Private Wealth Advisors, Trinity Legacy Partners LLC, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC.

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.

One share of VDC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $155.64.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a market capitalization of $5.33 billion.

The official website for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF is www.vanguard.com.

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.