Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Short Interest Down 53.6% in July

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

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA VDC traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $233.28. 93,084 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 171,095. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a 1 year low of $205.45 and a 1 year high of $244.33. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $229.39 and a 200 day moving average of $229.88. The stock has a market cap of $8.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.50.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew 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 buying an additional 424,605 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,519,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2,573.9% in the fourth quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 98,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,837,000 after acquiring an additional 94,953 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted 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 acquiring an additional 72,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 637,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,714,000 after purchasing an additional 70,909 shares during the last quarter.

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.