Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Stock Position Decreased by Ashford Capital Management Inc.

Ashford Capital Management Inc. reduced its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 32.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 46,184 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 22,078 shares during the period. Ashford Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,113,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 123.6% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the period. Cohalo Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 405.5% during the second quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the period. Finally, Aberdeen Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $40,000. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $89.45 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $76.92 and a 1 year high of $94.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.74 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $90.04 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.32.

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.