Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Shares Purchased by Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) by 162.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,587 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF were worth $971,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $901,000. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 21.3% in the fourth quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 5,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,116,000 after buying an additional 989 shares in the last quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $368,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. lifted its position in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. now owns 4,572 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,716,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Haverford Trust Co boosted its holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 5,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,922,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares during the period.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VCR opened at $335.79 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $357.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $360.06. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a 52-week low of $284.84 and a 52-week high of $402.25. The company has a market capitalization of $5.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.49 and a beta of 1.36.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders 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 a positive change from Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF’s previous dividend of $0.67.

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).