Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 19,245 shares, a decrease of 54.0% from the July 30th total of 41,840 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 45,371 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VCR traded up $3.96 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $393.81. 31,302 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 58,213. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 52 week low of $346.48 and a 52 week high of $414.28. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $392.33 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $386.08. The company has a market cap of $6.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 270.0% in the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 74 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 541.2% during the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 109 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Group LTD bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 1st quarter worth $42,000.

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.