Advisory Alpha LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR)

Advisory Alpha LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 1,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $497,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VCR. Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 235.8% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 517,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,356,000 after buying an additional 363,303 shares during the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $22,866,000. Grimes & Company Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $15,562,000. Spire Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 41.6% in the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 77,134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,000,000 after purchasing an additional 22,675 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Polianta Ltd purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $6,799,000.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

Shares of VCR stock traded up $4.96 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $326.54. 10,076 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 57,367. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $309.97 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $306.64. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 1-year low of $247.52 and a 1-year high of $327.47. The firm has a market cap of $5.80 billion, a PE ratio of 27.74 and a beta of 1.31.

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).