Congress Wealth Management LLC DE Increases Position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR)

Congress Wealth Management LLC DE increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) by 7.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,295 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 91 shares during the quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF were worth $486,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 987.5% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 87 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 148.1% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Finally, Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $53,000.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VCR opened at $326.13 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.95 and a beta of 1.36. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 1 year low of $284.84 and a 1 year high of $402.25. The company’s fifty day moving average is $360.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $359.66.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.7716 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF’s previous dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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).