Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Stock Short Interest Declines 43.6%

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,348 shares, a drop of 43.6% from the September 30th total of 27,227 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 68,726 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VCR traded down $3.27 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $385.27. The company had a trading volume of 71,361 shares, compared to its average volume of 58,274. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 1-year low of $346.48 and a 1-year high of $414.28. The company has a market cap of $5.94 billion, a PE ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a 50 day moving average of $379.75 and a 200-day moving average of $385.66.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Bank of New Hampshire boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 386.7% in the third quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 73 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the period. Bullseye Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the second quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter valued at $34,000.

About Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

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.