Mount Lucas Management LP Sells 6,702 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Mount Lucas Management LP decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 45.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,949 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,702 shares during the quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $708,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 123.6% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the period. Cohalo Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 405.5% in the 2nd quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 296 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $89.59 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $90.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.19. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $76.92 and a twelve month high of $99.20. The stock has a market cap of $33.80 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

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.