Short Interest in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Decreases By 54.0%

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 19,245 shares, a decline of 54.0% from the July 30th total of 41,840 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 45,371 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCR stock traded down $3.27 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $390.54. 26,078 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 58,007. The business’s fifty day moving average is $392.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $386.05. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 12-month low of $346.48 and a 12-month high of $414.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Corient Private Wealth LP raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 19,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,591,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 45.5% during the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 70,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,939,000 after purchasing an additional 22,027 shares in the last quarter. Nvest Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 14.6% in the second quarter. Nvest Financial LLC now owns 2,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $851,000 after buying an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Compass Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the second quarter valued at $94,000. Finally, Outlook Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the second quarter valued at $103,000.

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.