Efficient Advisors LLC Has $47.70 Million Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Efficient Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 11.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 537,829 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 68,847 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises about 3.4% of Efficient Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Efficient Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $47,705,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Evelyn Partners Investment Management LLP purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Evermay Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 46.5% in the fourth quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 356 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 1.6%

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $96.80 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $96.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $86.84 and a 12-month high of $99.15.

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.