GLOBALT Investments LLC GA Has $2.45 Million Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

GLOBALT Investments LLC GA reduced its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,100 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 700 shares during the period. GLOBALT Investments LLC GA’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,445,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,112,857,000 after purchasing an additional 125,586 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $669,716,000 after buying an additional 523,467 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in 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 buying an additional 123,161 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted its position 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 worth $446,718,000 after buying an additional 3,774,000 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% during the 3rd 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 period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $94.46 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $96.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $90.26. The stock has a market cap of $37.18 billion, a P/E 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.