Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Shares Purchased by Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) by 21.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 5,638 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 989 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF were worth $2,116,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Nwam LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter worth about $209,000. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $99,000. FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 5.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,975,000 after purchasing an additional 418 shares in the last quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 5.1% in the third quarter. Glenmede Trust Co. NA now owns 8,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,823,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VCR opened at $341.61 on Wednesday. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 52-week low of $284.84 and a 52-week high of $402.25. The stock has a market cap of $5.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.95 and a beta of 1.36. The business has a fifty day moving average of $363.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $359.91.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a $0.7716 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 25th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF’s previous dividend of $0.67.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF 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).