City Center Advisors LLC Reduces Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

City Center Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 21.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,925 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,451 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of City Center Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. City Center Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $795,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Fund Evaluation Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% in the second quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 16,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,356,000 after acquiring an additional 526 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 16.7% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 42,868 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,591,000 after acquiring an additional 6,141 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 26.6% in the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,154,000 after purchasing an additional 2,897 shares in the last quarter. Vista Capital Partners Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vista Capital Partners Inc. now owns 1,208,031 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $101,185,000 after purchasing an additional 40,274 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. now owns 23,744 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,989,000 after purchasing an additional 1,138 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $85.55 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.67 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $78.27 and a 52-week high of $99.58.

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.