Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR)

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) by 20.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,307 shares of the company’s stock after selling 346 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF were worth $491,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VCR. FMR LLC raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 418 shares in the last quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 12.5% in the 3rd quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 41,229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,025,000 after purchasing an additional 4,575 shares in the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $284,000. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 10,440 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,542,000 after purchasing an additional 808 shares during the period. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $628,000.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of VCR stock opened at $325.51 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $359.44 and its 200 day moving average is $360.23. The firm has a market cap of $5.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.49 and a beta of 1.36. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 52-week low of $284.84 and a 52-week high of $402.25.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a $0.7716 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th. This is an increase 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).