Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Short Interest Up 17.7% in February

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 16,834 shares, a growth of 17.7% from the February 12th total of 14,308 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,995 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 37,995 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VCR traded up $4.47 on Monday, reaching $368.43. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 72,964 shares, compared to its average volume of 54,575. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $392.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $392.14. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 52-week low of $285.13 and a 52-week high of $414.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.27.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 45,402.3% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 36,720,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,464,870,000 after acquiring an additional 36,639,624 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 228,426 shares during the period. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 22.2% in the second quarter. PGIM Custom Harvest LLC now owns 366,911 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,939,000 after purchasing an additional 66,554 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 3,067.2% during the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 62,204 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,503,000 after purchasing an additional 60,240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, M&T Bank Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 99.8% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 118,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,816,000 after purchasing an additional 59,360 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.