Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Stock Short Interest Climbs 146.8%

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 37,886 shares, a growth of 146.8% from the October 15th total of 15,348 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 63,264 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF stock traded down $1.30 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $398.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 20,221 shares, compared to its average volume of 59,542. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $380.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $385.37. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 52-week low of $346.48 and a 52-week high of $414.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.70 and a beta of 1.24.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,554,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,202,000 after purchasing an additional 59,163 shares during the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 15.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 103,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,671,000 after purchasing an additional 13,684 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 45.5% during the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Allianz SE purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $17,943,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 72.0% during the 1st quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 44,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,070,000 after purchasing an additional 18,737 shares during the last quarter.

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.