Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC Decreases Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,723 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 488 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises 2.1% of Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,057,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Tortoise Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 14,525 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,315,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. Hanover Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.7% in the 1st quarter. Hanover Advisors Inc. now owns 13,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,174 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 458.2% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,252,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $294,480,000 after purchasing an additional 2,669,771 shares during the period. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% in the 1st quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 117,789 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,665,000 after buying an additional 7,980 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Note Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Note Advisors LLC now owns 39,509 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,577,000 after buying an additional 2,626 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $91.74 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $34.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.92 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $90.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.52.

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.