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

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the target of a large decline in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,351 shares, a decline of 46.2% from the August 15th total of 19,245 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 40,188 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Down 1.6%

VCR traded down $5.99 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $373.39. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 60,343 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,575. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $390.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $385.95. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 12 month low of $346.48 and a 12 month high of $414.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.23.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. KDK Private Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. KDK Private Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $531,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,284,000 after buying an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Nwam LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 3.9% in the first quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 744 shares of the company’s stock valued at $267,000 after buying an additional 28 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,375,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Finally, First PREMIER Bank increased its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 5.5% during the second quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 634 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares in 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.