Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw unusually-strong 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 Trading Down 3.0 %

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $360.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $359.95. The stock has a market cap of $5.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.95 and a beta of 1.36.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.7716 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF’s previous dividend of $0.67. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in VCR. FMR LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,975,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 8,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,823,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 41,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,025,000 after buying an additional 4,575 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $284,000. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake 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 valued at $3,542,000 after acquiring an additional 808 shares during the period.

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).