Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Sold by AlphaMark Advisors LLC

AlphaMark Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 63.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,390 shares during the period. AlphaMark Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $66,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,746,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $861,217,000 after purchasing an additional 4,547,415 shares during the period. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $150,204,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $157,952,000 after buying an additional 1,283,964 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 376.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,367,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,275,000 after buying an additional 1,080,371 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 199.2% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,242,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $107,427,000 after buying an additional 826,971 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of VNQ stock traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $91.37. 4,054,354 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,302,122. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $86.82 and a 200 day moving average of $84.72. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $70.61 and a 1 year high of $92.13. The firm has a market cap of $35.96 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.