Short Interest in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Declines By 39.9%

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 42,396 shares, a decline of 39.9% from the May 31st total of 70,493 shares. Approximately 0.3% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 55,185 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Signature Resources Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 270.0% in the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 74 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, EQ Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $39,000.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

VCR stock traded down $3.11 on Thursday, reaching $395.55. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 61,782 shares, compared to its average volume of 59,301. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 52 week low of $346.48 and a 52 week high of $414.28. The company has a market capitalization of $6.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.23. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $392.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $388.59.

About Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

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.