Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Has $72.26 Million Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lessened its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 741,731 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 24,652 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $72,259,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 31.4% in the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 559,175 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $54,475,000 after buying an additional 133,739 shares during the period. Friedenthal Financial grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1,042.7% during the third quarter. Friedenthal Financial now owns 1,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $130,000 after buying an additional 1,220 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 32.4% during the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 353,179 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $34,407,000 after buying an additional 86,450 shares during the last quarter. IFG Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter. IFG Advisors LLC now owns 35,923 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,500,000 after acquiring an additional 4,735 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $559,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $97.51 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $70.61 and a twelve month high of $99.58. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $88.18.

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.