Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $374.63 and last traded at $374.63, with a volume of 4683 shares. The stock had previously closed at $368.50.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $345.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $324.37. The company has a market cap of $6.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.74 and a beta of 1.31.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the third quarter worth about $26,000. DT Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Advantage Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $36,000.

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).