Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. Sells 23,787 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Conservest Capital Advisors Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 8.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 260,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 23,787 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises about 2.4% of Conservest Capital Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. Conservest Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $23,209,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $10,542,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,539 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,394,000 after acquiring an additional 1,670 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth about $97,000. Platform Technology Partners increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. Platform Technology Partners now owns 4,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $402,000 after acquiring an additional 678 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 685,311 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $66,763,000 after acquiring an additional 22,471 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $93.90 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $78.27 and a 52 week high of $99.58. The firm has a market cap of $102.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.53.

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.