Old Port Advisors Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Old Port Advisors lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 6.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,697 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 183 shares during the period. Old Port Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $233,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 7,593 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $671,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Adero Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Adero Partners LLC now owns 32,923 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,909,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Fountainhead AM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.5% during the 1st quarter. Fountainhead AM LLC now owns 2,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $208,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Marco Investment Management LLC now owns 7,640 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $675,000 after buying an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 30.0% in the 1st quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 585 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ traded down $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $91.27. 5,223,649 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,277,619. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $70.61 and a twelve month high of $92.13. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.37.

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.