GFS Advisors LLC Sells 215 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

GFS Advisors LLC cut its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 4.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,845 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 215 shares during the period. GFS Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $431,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,740,000 after acquiring an additional 11,469 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $677,000 after acquiring an additional 5,532 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 20.3% during the 1st quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 3,340 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $302,000 after acquiring an additional 563 shares during the period. Finally, Krilogy Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Krilogy Financial LLC now owns 70,126 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,349,000 after acquiring an additional 2,605 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $88.13 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $90.92 and a 200-day moving average of $89.41. The company has a market capitalization of $33.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $76.92 and a 52 week high of $99.20.

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.