Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Sold by Baird Financial Group Inc.

Baird Financial Group Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 323,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,201 shares during the quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.09% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $28,826,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,212 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $553,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the 2nd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 34,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,058,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. MAS Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 11,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,569 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,654,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Finally, Wiser Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.2% during the second quarter. Wiser Advisor Group LLC now owns 9,593 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $854,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $89.88 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.91 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $76.92 and a twelve month high of $96.33. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.26.

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.