Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Stock Short Interest Jumps 104.5%

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 69,937 shares, an increase of 104.5% from the August 31st total of 34,204 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 162,623 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. NWF Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $553,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 12,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,895,000 after buying an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Nvest Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 10,718 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,407,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.9% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $395,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, Avion Wealth raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 11.2% in the first quarter. Avion Wealth now owns 525 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Down 0.6%

VDC stock traded down $1.24 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $221.56. The company had a trading volume of 1,000,431 shares, compared to its average volume of 173,323. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.49. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $205.45 and a one year high of $244.33. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $228.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $228.05.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund, which seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the consumer staples sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products.