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

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Thursday. Approximately 200,031 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 240% from the average daily volume of 58,781 shares. The stock last traded at $390.0310 and had previously closed at $408.23.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $6.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 1.24. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $379.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $385.42.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mather Group LLC. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the third quarter worth about $26,000. Independence Bank of Kentucky bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Bank of New Hampshire lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 386.7% during the third quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 73 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Bullseye Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter worth about $34,000.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Company Profile

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.