Diligent Investors LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Diligent Investors LLC lowered its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 33.6% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 4,034 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,045 shares during the period. Diligent Investors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $359,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wedmont Private Capital boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% in the 2nd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 34,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,058,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. MAS Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 11,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,069,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Finally, Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.7% in the first quarter. Mason Investment Advisory Services Inc. now owns 7,298 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $661,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.4%

VNQ opened at $91.42 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $90.96 and its 200 day moving average is $89.45. The company has a market cap of $34.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $99.20.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.