Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Decreases Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lowered its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 49.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,660 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 16,188 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,484,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% during the 3rd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $446,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth about $209,453,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $124,165,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 834.9% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 925,603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $90,172,000 after buying an additional 826,601 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FIDELIS iM LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 879.7% in the fourth quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 801,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $71,429,000 after buying an additional 720,010 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

VNQ opened at $92.42 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $90.66 and a 200 day moving average of $93.59. The stock has a market cap of $100.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $78.27 and a 52-week high of $99.58.

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.