Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 104.5% in September

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (NYSEARCA:VDC) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 69,937 shares, an increase of 104.5% from the August 31st total of 34,204 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 162,623 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VDC opened at $221.56 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $228.82 and its 200-day moving average is $227.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.76 and a beta of 0.49. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF has a one year low of $205.45 and a one year high of $244.33.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 20.8% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $292,000 after acquiring an additional 223 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 5.8% during the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,905 shares of the company’s stock valued at $430,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 1,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Range Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 16.6% during the 2nd quarter. Range Advisory LLC now owns 1,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF by 49.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 140,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,588,000 after purchasing an additional 46,307 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

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.