Short Interest in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Drops By 46.2%

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the recipient of a large 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. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 40,188 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VCR. Bullseye Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 19,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,591,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 45.5% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 70,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,939,000 after purchasing an additional 22,027 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nvest Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 14.6% during the second quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 2,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $851,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCR traded down $5.99 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $373.39. The stock had a trading volume of 60,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,575. The firm has a market cap of $5.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $390.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $385.95. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a twelve month low of $346.48 and a twelve month high of $414.28.

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.