Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Sees Strong Trading Volume – Here’s Why

Shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw unusually-high trading volume on Friday . Approximately 53,436 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 6% from the previous session’s volume of 56,854 shares.The stock last traded at $328.05 and had previously closed at $336.22.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Down 3.0 %

The company has a market capitalization of $5.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.95 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $360.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $359.95.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VCR. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 987.5% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 87 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 79 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $48,000. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 148.1% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter.

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).