Short Interest in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Drops By 43.6%

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 117,122 shares, a decline of 43.6% from the June 30th total of 207,593 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 190,889 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. NWF Advisory Services Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.9% during the first quarter. NWF Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,463 shares of the company’s stock worth $553,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 12,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,895,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Nvest Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 10,718 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,407,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Curran Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Curran Financial Partners LLC now owns 11,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,525,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VDC traded down $0.94 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $230.43. 128,248 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 174,046. The firm has a market cap of $7.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $228.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $229.31. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 52-week low of $205.45 and a 52-week high of $244.33.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund, which seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the consumer staples sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies whose businesses are less sensitive to economic cycles. It includes manufacturers and distributors of food, beverages, and tobacco, as well as producers of nondurable household goods and personal products.