Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Short Interest Update

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 54,312 shares, a drop of 53.6% from the July 15th total of 117,122 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 144,512 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 10.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 4,336,403 shares of the company’s stock worth $973,913,000 after acquiring an additional 424,605 shares in the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF during the third quarter valued at about $25,519,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,573.9% during the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 98,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,837,000 after purchasing an additional 94,953 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 1,049.4% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 78,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,882,000 after purchasing an additional 72,115 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 637,725 shares of the company’s stock valued at $134,714,000 after purchasing an additional 70,909 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VDC traded up $0.19 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $233.28. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 93,084 shares, compared to its average volume of 171,095. The company has a market capitalization of $8.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 12 month low of $205.45 and a 12 month high of $244.33. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $229.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $229.88.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Company Profile

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.