Blue Trust Inc. Sells 15,458 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Blue Trust Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 33.8% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 30,269 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 15,458 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,767,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Define Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Define Financial LLC now owns 188,606 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $17,242,000 after buying an additional 4,700 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Capital Advisors Wealth Management LLC now owns 71,229 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,512,000 after acquiring an additional 2,141 shares during the last quarter. Quad Cities Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.0% in the third quarter. Quad Cities Investment Group LLC now owns 4,799 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $439,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the period. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 12.2% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 83,793 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $7,660,000 after acquiring an additional 9,115 shares during the period. Finally, GEN Financial Management INC. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.9% in the third quarter. GEN Financial Management INC. now owns 4,323 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $395,000 after acquiring an additional 354 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $88.76 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.92 and a fifty-two week high of $94.95. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $89.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.29. The company has a market capitalization of $33.48 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.