Stratos Investment Management LLC Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Stratos Investment Management LLC lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 34.9% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,733 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,002 shares during the quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $333,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,112,857,000 after purchasing an additional 125,586 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,156,000 after purchasing an additional 263,065 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $494,836,000 after purchasing an additional 123,161 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its stake in 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 valued at $446,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,272,000 after buying an additional 3,554,112 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of VNQ opened at $91.70 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $78.27 and a 52 week high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $36.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $91.12 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.31.

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.