Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Sold by Natixis Advisors L.P.

Natixis Advisors L.P. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 16.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 77,392 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 15,716 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors L.P.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,837,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,630,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $804,308,000 after acquiring an additional 1,955,619 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.8% in the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 10,254,994 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $775,893,000 after buying an additional 566,346 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $385,673,000 after buying an additional 3,742,702 shares in the last quarter. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management now owns 3,654,504 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $322,912,000 after buying an additional 24,650 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.3% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,575,623 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $270,532,000 after acquiring an additional 115,167 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 2.1 %

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $83.12 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $32.72 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $83.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $83.07. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $70.61 and a 52 week high of $90.09.

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.