Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Short Interest Down 46.2% in August

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,351 shares, a decrease of 46.2% from the August 15th total of 19,245 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 40,188 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VCR. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 45,402.3% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 36,720,324 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,464,870,000 after buying an additional 36,639,624 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 4.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,554,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $558,202,000 after buying an additional 59,163 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 206,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,411,000 after buying an additional 2,996 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 6.2% in the 1st quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 88,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,660,000 after acquiring an additional 5,174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 77,735 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,909,000 after acquiring an additional 2,811 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of VCR stock traded up $4.36 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $374.62. 32,653 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 57,503. The company has a market capitalization of $5.89 billion, a PE ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.23. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 12-month low of $346.48 and a 12-month high of $414.28. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $389.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $385.75.

About Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

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.