Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Short Interest Down 43.6% in December

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 13,348 shares, a decrease of 43.6% from the December 15th total of 23,658 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 35,151 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 35,151 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VCR traded up $2.22 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $407.85. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 58,111 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,941. The company has a market cap of $6.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.27. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a one year low of $285.13 and a one year high of $414.28. The business’s 50-day moving average is $394.08 and its 200-day moving average is $387.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of VCR. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $135,415,000. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 22.2% during the second quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 366,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,939,000 after buying an additional 66,554 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 202.6% in the second quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 341,169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,612,000 after buying an additional 228,426 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 203,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,685,000 after buying an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 183,029 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,316,000 after acquiring an additional 3,198 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.