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

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Monday . Approximately 172,424 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 200% from the previous session’s volume of 57,419 shares.The stock last traded at $389.30 and had previously closed at $394.27.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $375.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $387.54. The company has a market cap of $6.08 billion, a PE ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.25.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VCR. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $201,000. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 172.0% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 6,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,124,000 after buying an additional 4,127 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 6.6% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,171,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $248,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 4,593.3% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 704 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 689 shares during the last quarter.

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.