Brookstone Capital Management Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

On January 16, 2025, it was reported that Brookstone Capital Management reduced its stake in the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. According to the latest Form 13F filing with the SEC, the firm now holds a total of 3,523 shares of the ETF after selling off 87 shares in the past quarter. The market value of Brookstone Capital Management's holdings in the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF stood at approximately $1,322,000 at the close of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also been active in the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF recently. For instance, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC and RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC each bought new stakes in the ETF during the third quarter, each valued at $26,000. Advantage Trust Co added a new stake valued at $31,000, while Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s investment in the ETF was valued at $54,000 during the same period. Meanwhile, Bangor Savings Bank boosted its stake by 22.5% in the fourth quarter, now owning 169 shares valued at $63,000 after adding 31 shares.

Performance of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

As of Thursday, the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF traded at an opening price of $382.13. The ETF boasts a market capitalization of $6.79 billion, a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.74, and a beta of 1.31. Over the past year, the ETF has experienced a low of $284.84 and a high of $402.25. The stock shows a fifty-day moving average of $377.96 and a 200-day moving average of $343.14.

Overview of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

The Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF represents an exchange-traded share class of the Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund. This fund employs an investment strategy designed to track the performance of the Morgan Stanley Capital International United States Investable Market Consumer Discretionary Index, which includes stocks from a variety of large, medium, and small companies in the U.S. consumer discretionary sector, classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).

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