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

Shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday . 87,736 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 51% from the previous session’s volume of 58,078 shares.The stock last traded at $304.52 and had previously closed at $313.81.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Trading Down 4.2 %

The company has a 50 day moving average price of $353.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $359.75. The company has a market capitalization of $5.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.49 and a beta of 1.36.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $0.7716 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF’s previous dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. FMR LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 5.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,737 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,975,000 after acquiring an additional 418 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $284,000. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 10,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 808 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $628,000. Finally, Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 121,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,337,000 after purchasing an additional 6,980 shares during the period.

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).