Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Friday . 179,648 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 202% from the previous session’s volume of 59,535 shares.The stock last traded at $397.51 and had previously closed at $394.22.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Trading Up 0.9%

The company has a market capitalization of $6.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $392.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $388.35.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VCR. KDK Private Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. KDK Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,479 shares of the company’s stock valued at $531,000 after buying an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Horizon Investments LLC raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 20.1% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,284,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the last quarter. Nwam LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 3.9% in the 1st quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 744 shares of the company’s stock worth $267,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the period. Finally, Advisors Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 9,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,700,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund. It employs investment approach designed to track the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International United States Investable Market Consumer Discretionary Index, an Index of stocks of large, medium, and small United States companies in the consumer discretionary sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). Its manufacturing segment includes industries, such as automotive, household durable goods, textiles and apparels, and leisure equipment.