Simplicity Solutions LLC Lowers Position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR)

Simplicity Solutions LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) by 78.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,813 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,682 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF were worth $552,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VCR. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 150.0% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 399,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $107,512,000 after buying an additional 239,479 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 85.1% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 501,317 shares of the company’s stock valued at $126,607,000 after purchasing an additional 230,445 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $22,866,000. Grimes & Company Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $15,562,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 450.6% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 42,610 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,067,000 after purchasing an additional 34,871 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VCR opened at $294.49 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.23 billion, a PE ratio of 28.10 and a beta of 1.31. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $309.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $293.58. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 1 year low of $243.64 and a 1 year high of $319.44.

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).