Bleakley Financial Group LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Bleakley Financial Group LLC lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 33.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,850 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,578 shares during the quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,175,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 93.5% during the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 27,967 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,557,000 after acquiring an additional 13,517 shares during the period. Partners in Financial Planning increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Partners in Financial Planning now owns 155,388 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,206,000 after purchasing an additional 2,057 shares in the last quarter. Rossby Financial LCC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 76.8% during the third quarter. Rossby Financial LCC now owns 594 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares in the last quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 25.8% during the third quarter. Garner Asset Management Corp now owns 9,514 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $873,000 after purchasing an additional 1,951 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 402,241 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $36,773,000 after purchasing an additional 15,172 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $95.13 on Wednesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $76.92 and a twelve month high of $95.64. The company has a market capitalization of $36.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $90.91 and its 200 day moving average is $90.68.

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.