Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $351.28 to $354.84
• 50-Day Range: $297.73 to $362.13
• 52-Week Range: $284.84 to $402.25
• Volume: 41,063 shs
• Average Volume: 68,414 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.74 billion
• Assets Under Management: $5.87 billion
• Dividend Yield: 0.83%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.09%
• Aggregate Rating: Moderate Buy

VCR ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VCR shares performed this year?

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF's stock was trading at $375.38 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VCR shares have decreased by 6.4% and is now trading at $351.28.
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Who are Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF's major shareholders?

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF's top institutional investors include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.15%), Calton & Associates Inc. (2.26%), PGIM Custom Harvest LLC (1.85%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.39%).

How do I buy shares of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF?

Shares of VCR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT), Meta Platforms (META) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Fund Details

• Issuer: Vanguard
• Fund Name: Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:VCR
• Inception Date: 1/26/2004
• Fund Manager: Nick Birkett, Awais Khan
• Web: www.vanguard.com
• Phone: +1-800-5231036

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index
• Category: Sector
• Focus: Consumer Discretionary
• Development Level: Developed Markets
• Region: North America
• Number of Holdings: 297

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $5.87 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $65.59 thousand
• Discount/Premium: -0.04%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Advisor: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Custodian: The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
• Distributor: Vanguard Marketing Corporation
• Transfer Agent: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Jane Street

Options

• Optionable: Optionable
• Options Volume: 14
• Put Options: 2
• Call Options: 12
• Short Interest: 36,600 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,340,000
• Beta: 1.31
• Creation Unit: 25,000
• Creation Fee: $450.00