Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Shares Acquired by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) by 2.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,581 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 241 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF were worth $3,972,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 228,132.9% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 5,566,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,089,590,000 after acquiring an additional 5,564,161 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $36,042,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $15,218,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 178,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,990,000 after acquiring an additional 24,734 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Founders Grove Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,538,000.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Trading Down 6.5 %

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF stock opened at $313.81 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $355.70 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $359.74. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 12 month low of $284.84 and a 12 month high of $402.25. The firm has a market cap of $5.40 billion, a PE ratio of 23.49 and a beta of 1.36.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Increases Dividend

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

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).