Short Interest in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Increases By 19.0%

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 20,033 shares, a growth of 19.0% from the February 26th total of 16,834 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 81,911 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Westfuller Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 270.0% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 74 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCR opened at $359.03 on Wednesday. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a fifty-two week low of $285.13 and a fifty-two week high of $414.28. The company has a market capitalization of $5.77 billion, a PE ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $381.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $389.64.

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.