Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Sold by Moors & Cabot Inc.

Moors & Cabot Inc. cut its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 18.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,555 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 575 shares during the quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $228,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 365.3% in the second quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,340 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $119,000 after purchasing an additional 1,052 shares during the period. Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Kerntke Otto McGlone Wealth Management Group now owns 11,892 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,059,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the last quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,212 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $553,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.1% in the second quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 12,613 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after buying an additional 1,053 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fairway Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 154.7% during the second quarter. Fairway Wealth LLC now owns 207,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,455,000 after buying an additional 125,855 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $90.23 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.10. The stock has a market cap of $34.04 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $76.92 and a 1-year high of $99.20.

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.