Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 121.1% in September

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,891 shares, a growth of 121.1% from the August 31st total of 10,351 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 51,515 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Up 0.3%

NYSEARCA:VCR traded up $0.99 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $370.94. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 69,057 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,248. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 1 year low of $346.48 and a 1 year high of $414.28. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $386.85 and a 200-day moving average of $385.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.72 billion, a PE ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.23.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 45,402.3% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 36,720,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,464,870,000 after purchasing an additional 36,639,624 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 4.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,554,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $558,202,000 after buying an additional 59,163 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 206,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,411,000 after buying an additional 2,996 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 6.2% in the first quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 88,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,660,000 after buying an additional 5,174 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 3.8% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 77,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,909,000 after buying an additional 2,811 shares during the period.

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.