Blue Trust Inc. Sells 87,196 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Blue Trust Inc. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 49.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 90,896 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 87,196 shares during the quarter. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $8,097,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DT Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.3% during the 4th quarter. DT Investment Partners LLC now owns 23,930 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,836 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 45.8% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 19,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,747,000 after purchasing an additional 6,163 shares during the last quarter. Newport Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.4% during the 4th quarter. Newport Capital Group LLC now owns 10,287 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $916,000 after purchasing an additional 1,298 shares during the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8,815.2% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 291,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $25,977,000 after purchasing an additional 288,345 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mycio Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $196,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $91.63 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $78.27 and a 1-year high of $99.58. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $90.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.38.

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.