Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Sees Large Volume Increase – Here’s Why

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 59,960 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 2% from the previous session’s volume of 58,721 shares.The stock last traded at $396.36 and had previously closed at $394.75.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Up 0.4%

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $380.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $387.59. The stock has a market cap of $6.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Blue Fin Capital Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 13.9% during the first quarter. Blue Fin Capital Inc. now owns 1,042 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Maripau Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 18.3% during the first quarter. Maripau Wealth Management LLC now owns 949 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the period. WNY Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the first quarter worth $653,000. Royal Fund Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 258.8% in the first quarter. Royal Fund Management LLC now owns 22,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,108,000 after purchasing an additional 16,289 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 4.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,554,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,202,000 after purchasing an additional 59,163 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

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.