Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Stock Sold by First Command Advisory Services Inc.

First Command Advisory Services Inc. lowered its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 25.7% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 285,946 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 98,811 shares during the period. First Command Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $25,629,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $893,225,000 after purchasing an additional 30,853 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $304,365,000 after purchasing an additional 736,312 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,209,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $213,042,000 after purchasing an additional 54,884 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,362,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $209,588,000 after buying an additional 278,151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.3% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,568,908 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $139,162,000 after buying an additional 20,178 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $97.02 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.86 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.95. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $92.95 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.77. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.84 and a 52-week high of $101.80.

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.