Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 117,122 shares, a drop of 43.6% from the June 30th total of 207,593 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 190,889 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,336,403 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,913,000 after purchasing an additional 424,605 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 874,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,830,000 after buying an additional 31,343 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 637,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,714,000 after acquiring an additional 70,909 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 380,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,280,000 after acquiring an additional 2,761 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 268,001 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,190,000 after acquiring an additional 2,656 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VDC traded down $4.66 during trading on Thursday, hitting $231.42. The stock had a trading volume of 172,031 shares, compared to its average volume of 174,182. The company has a market capitalization of $8.00 billion, a PE ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $228.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $229.19. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $205.45 and a 12 month high of $244.33.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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.