Savant Capital LLC Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Savant Capital LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 15.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 42,484 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 7,601 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,784,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. DecisionPoint Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 188,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,786,000 after purchasing an additional 7,994 shares during the period. Liberty Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. now owns 29,924 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,666,000 after purchasing an additional 290 shares during the period. William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. William Howard & Co Financial Advisors Inc now owns 14,457 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. Stone Summit Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Stone Summit Wealth LLC now owns 15,758 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,404,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares during the period. Finally, HTLF Bank increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. HTLF Bank now owns 48,211 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,295,000 after purchasing an additional 1,270 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $91.99 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.21 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.27 and a fifty-two 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.