Cerity Partners LLC Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Cerity Partners LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 30.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 604,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 259,023 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $53,857,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,740,000 after buying an additional 11,469 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $677,000 after acquiring an additional 5,532 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $235,000. AlphaCore Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $66,000. Finally, Citigroup Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1,384.8% during the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 879,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $79,641,000 after purchasing an additional 820,378 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.1%

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $89.88 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $33.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.25 and its 200-day simple moving average is $90.28. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $76.92 and a 52 week high of $96.33.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Profile

Vanguard REIT ETF (the Fund) is an open-end investment company. The Fund invests in stocks issued by real estate investment trusts (REITs), companies that purchase office buildings, hotels, and other real property. It tracks the return of the MSCI US RIT Index, a gauge of real estate stocks. The Vanguard Group, Inc provides investment advisory services to the Fund.