Wintrust Investments LLC Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Wintrust Investments LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 30.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 320 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 143 shares during the quarter. Wintrust Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $28,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,050,591,000 after purchasing an additional 370,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after buying an additional 263,065 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,644,000 after buying an additional 585,657 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,243,000 after buying an additional 79,954 shares during the period. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth $209,453,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 2.0 %

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $90.17 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $90.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $93.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $78.27 and a 52 week high of $99.58.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF 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.