HighTower Advisors LLC Buys 1,047 Shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR)

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) by 10.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 11,487 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,047 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF worth $4,312,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 5.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,475,000 after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 1,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $480,000 after purchasing an additional 227 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $264,000. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 37.9% in the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 2,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,044,000 after purchasing an additional 765 shares during the period. Finally, Nwam LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 27.7% in the fourth quarter. Nwam LLC now owns 783 shares of the company’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Performance

VCR opened at $326.09 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $366.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $359.12. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a one year low of $284.84 and a one year high of $402.25. The stock has a market cap of $5.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.95 and a beta of 1.36.

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).