Park Avenue Securities LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF $VCR

Park Avenue Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,527 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $922,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VCR. WESPAC Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $961,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 16.1% during the third quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,053 shares of the company’s stock valued at $384,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $817,000. Valley National Advisers Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $432,000. Finally, Bernardo Wealth Planning LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 100.0% during the third quarter. Bernardo Wealth Planning LLC now owns 1,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $481,000 after buying an additional 660 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA VCR opened at $391.64 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.04 billion, a PE ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.24. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $379.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $385.51. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 12-month low of $346.48 and a 12-month 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.