Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Stock Short Interest Climbs 121.1%

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 22,891 shares, an increase of 121.1% from the August 31st total of 10,351 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 51,515 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VCR. Anchor Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 11,259 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,466,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Bullseye Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the second quarter worth $33,000. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. One Charles Private Wealth Services LLC now owns 3,090 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,226,000 after buying an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 19,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,591,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 45.5% in the second quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 70,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,939,000 after acquiring an additional 22,027 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VCR traded down $5.49 during trading on Monday, hitting $365.45. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 81,973 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,381. The company has a market capitalization of $5.63 billion, a PE ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.23. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a fifty-two week low of $346.48 and a fifty-two week high of $414.28. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $386.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $385.35.

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.