Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Short Interest Up 17.7% in February

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 16,834 shares, a growth of 17.7% from the February 12th total of 14,308 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 37,995 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Based on an average daily volume of 37,995 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Horizon Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 20.1% during the 4th quarter. Horizon Investments LLC now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,284,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 9,392 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,700,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Wealthspire Retirement LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Wealthspire Retirement LLC now owns 2,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $961,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,375,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA VCR traded up $4.47 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $368.43. The company had a trading volume of 72,964 shares, compared to its average volume of 54,575. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.27. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a twelve month low of $285.13 and a twelve month high of $414.28. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $392.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $392.14.

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.