Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Grows Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR)

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) by 162.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,587 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,600 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF were worth $971,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VCR. VSM Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 987.5% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 87 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $34,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 148.1% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $53,000.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Up 2.0 %

NYSEARCA:VCR opened at $335.79 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $5.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.49 and a beta of 1.36. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $357.21 and its two-hundred day moving average is $360.06. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a fifty-two week low of $284.84 and a fifty-two week high of $402.25.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Increases Dividend

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

About Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

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).