Independent Financial Group LLC Purchases Shares of 2,388 Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF $VCR

Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 2,388 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $857,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 1st quarter worth $201,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 172.0% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 6,526 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,124,000 after acquiring an additional 4,127 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 6.6% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 3,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,171,000 after acquiring an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $248,000. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 4,593.3% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 704 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 689 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

VCR stock opened at $388.91 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a 50-day moving average of $392.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $387.90. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 52-week low of $346.48 and a 52-week high of $414.28.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF 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.