Short Interest in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Drops By 54.0%

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in 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. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 45,371 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Trading Up 1.0%

NYSEARCA:VCR traded up $3.96 on Friday, hitting $393.81. The company had a trading volume of 31,302 shares, 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 stock has a market capitalization of $6.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $392.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $386.05.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 270.0% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 74 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $30,000. EQ Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 541.2% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 109 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Main Street Group LTD acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000.

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.