About Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR)
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). Its manufacturing segment includes industries, such as automotive, household durable goods, textiles and apparels, and leisure equipment. The service segment includes hotels, restaurants and other leisure facilities, media production and services, and consumer retailing. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc. serves as the investment.
Basic Details
Issuer Vanguard
Fund NameVanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNYSEARCA:VCR
Inception Date1/26/2004
Fund ManagerMichael A. Johnson, Awais Khan
Phone+1-800-5231036
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkMSCI US IMI/Consumer Discr 25-50 GR USD
CategorySector
FocusConsumer Discretionary
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$2.68 billion
Average Daily Volume$100,322.00
Discount/Premium0.24%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.08%
Other Expenses0.02%
Total Expenses0.10%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.10%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
AdvisorThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
CustodianBrown Brothers Harriman & Co.
DistributorVanguard Marketing Corporation
Transfer AgentThe Vanguard Group, Inc.
Trustee
Lead Market MakerVirtu Financial
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF's stock symbol?
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VCR."
How often does Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF?
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 19th will be given a dividend of $0.3945 per share on Wednesday, March 21st. This represents a $1.58 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 16th. View Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF's Dividend History.
Who are Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF's key executives?
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF's management team includes the folowing people:
- F. William McNabb III, Chairman of the Board of Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer (Age 56)
- Thomas J. Higgins, Chief Financial Officer (Age 56)
- Kathryn J. Hyatt, Treasurer (Age 58)
- Heidi Stam, Secretary (Age 57)
- Emerson U. Fullwood, Independent Trustees (Age 69)
- Rajiv L. Gupta, Independent Trustees (Age 71)
- Amy Gutmann, Independent Trustees (Age 64)
- JoAnn H Heisen, Independent Trustees (Age 63)
- F. Joseph Loughrey, Independent Trustees (Age 68)
Has Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about VCR stock have been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF earned a media sentiment score of 0.21 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company an impact score of 44.94 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.
How do I buy shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF?
Shares of VCR can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF's stock price today?
One share of VCR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $159.55.
How big of a company is Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF?
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF has a market capitalization of $2.77 billion.
How can I contact Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF?
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF's mailing address is P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, 19482, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-800-5231036.
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Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Dividend Information
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF pays an annual dividend of $1.86 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.17%. VCR's most recent quarterly dividend payment was Wednesday, March 21.
| Most Recent Dividend: | 3/21/2018 |
| Annual Dividend: | $1.86 |
| Dividend Yield: | 1.17% |
| Payout Ratio: | N/A |
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (NYSEARCA:VCR) Dividend History by Quarter
| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
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| 3/15/2018 | quarterly | $0.3945 | 0.96% | 3/16/2018 | 3/19/2018 | 3/21/2018 |
| 12/13/2017 | quarterly | $0.5049 | 1.31% | 12/14/2017 | 12/15/2017 | 12/19/2017 |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
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