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

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) shares saw strong trading volume on Friday . 36,350 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 34% from the previous session’s volume of 54,789 shares.The stock last traded at $340.69 and had previously closed at $333.09.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $330.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $317.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.74 and a beta of 1.31.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. DT Investment Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. Family Firm Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the second quarter worth $46,000. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 51.9% in the first quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter.

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).