Blue Trust Inc. Reduces Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Blue Trust Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 31.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,480 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 8,429 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,639,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First PREMIER Bank raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.1% in the first quarter. First PREMIER Bank now owns 22,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,020,000 after buying an additional 1,701 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 40,073 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,554,000 after acquiring an additional 479 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 39,885 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,856,000 after acquiring an additional 1,754 shares during the period. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Keudell Morrison Wealth Management now owns 101,501 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,003,000 after acquiring an additional 1,411 shares during the period. Finally, Faithward Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 61.8% in the 1st quarter. Faithward Advisors LLC now owns 13,582 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,205,000 after acquiring an additional 5,186 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $97.19 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $96.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.91. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $86.84 and a 52 week high of $99.15. The company has a market capitalization of $37.46 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98.

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.