Samalin Investment Counsel LLC Lowers Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Samalin Investment Counsel LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,151 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 181 shares during the quarter. Samalin Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $459,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Van ECK Associates Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $10,542,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $1,349,000. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.4% in the 4th quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 16,044 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,429,000 after purchasing an additional 2,936 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,539 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,394,000 after purchasing an additional 1,670 shares during the period. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 834,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,355,000 after purchasing an additional 17,599 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $90.27 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $91.18 and a 200 day moving average of $93.33. The company has a market capitalization of $98.39 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.

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.