Short Interest in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Declines By 46.2%

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 10,351 shares, a drop of 46.2% from the August 15th total of 19,245 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 40,188 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA VCR traded down $2.10 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $370.26. The company had a trading volume of 51,177 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,654. 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 capitalization of $5.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $390.16 and its 200-day moving average price is $385.86.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 45,402.3% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 36,720,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,464,870,000 after buying an additional 36,639,624 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 59,163 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 206,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,411,000 after acquiring an additional 2,996 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 83,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,804,000 after acquiring an additional 6,230 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 45.5% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 70,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,939,000 after acquiring an additional 22,027 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.