Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Stock Holdings Lowered by Diversified Portfolios Inc.

Diversified Portfolios Inc. reduced its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 19.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 60,945 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 14,572 shares during the quarter. Diversified Portfolios Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,393,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VNQ. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,864,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402,196 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 97.2% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,220,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $197,740,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,540 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,960,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,001,981,000 after purchasing an additional 847,016 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $888,380,000 after purchasing an additional 695,474 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 79.8% in the 3rd quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 1,223,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $111,807,000 after purchasing an additional 542,700 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $96.77 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $91.84. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $86.54 and a 12 month high of $97.37. The company has a market capitalization of $37.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.