Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. Sells 1,250 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. reduced its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 15.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 6,964 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,250 shares during the quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $620,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,050,591,000 after acquiring an additional 370,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after buying an additional 263,065 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,644,000 after buying an additional 585,657 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,243,000 after buying an additional 79,954 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth about $209,453,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $90.27 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $98.39 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $78.27 and a 52-week high of $99.58. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.18 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.36.

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.