Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 17,523 shares, a decline of 75.3% from the March 31st total of 70,871 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 61,662 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. AdvisorShares Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the third quarter worth $957,000. Empirical Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter valued at $7,791,000. BNP Paribas acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter valued at $875,000. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 132.7% in the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 4,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,636,000 after acquiring an additional 2,369 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sharper & Granite LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 155.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sharper & Granite LLC now owns 6,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,428,000 after acquiring an additional 3,731 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VCR traded up $3.84 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $394.65. 38,335 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 58,097. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $374.88 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $387.41. The company has a market cap of $6.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.27. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 52 week low of $317.05 and a 52 week 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.