Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Sees Large Volume Increase – What’s Next?

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw strong trading volume on Wednesday. Approximately 123,475 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 115% from the previous session’s volume of 57,505 shares. The stock last traded at $371.5920 and had previously closed at $376.51.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $383.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $385.90. The company has a market cap of $5.72 billion, a PE ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.26.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of New Hampshire grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 386.7% in the third quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 73 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Bullseye Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 541.2% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 109 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Main Street Group LTD purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the first quarter valued at about $42,000. Finally, Robinswood Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the first quarter valued at about $46,000.

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.