Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Sees Large Volume Increase – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) saw an uptick in trading volume on Tuesday . 122,901 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 83% from the previous session’s volume of 67,202 shares.The stock last traded at $357.46 and had previously closed at $363.45.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Down 1.2 %

The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $381.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $356.55. The company has a market capitalization of $6.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.74 and a beta of 1.33.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. PFG Investments LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $223,000. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $208,000. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the third quarter worth $297,000. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC now owns 5,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,798,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the period. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 58.1% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 955 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after acquiring an additional 351 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).