OmniStar Financial Group Inc. Cuts Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

OmniStar Financial Group Inc. reduced its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 87.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,051 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 14,808 shares during the period. OmniStar Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $201,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $669,716,000 after acquiring an additional 523,467 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.2% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 2,947,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $271,446,000 after acquiring an additional 343,033 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,239,091 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $187,546,000 after buying an additional 10,732 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $157,952,000 after buying an additional 1,283,964 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,703,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $142,874,000 after buying an additional 44,660 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ traded up $0.41 during trading on Friday, hitting $97.20. The company had a trading volume of 566,998 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,171,199. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $95.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $88.07. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $70.61 and a 12 month high of $99.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.