Curbstone Financial Management Corp Reduces Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Curbstone Financial Management Corp decreased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.9% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 10,422 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 648 shares during the period. Curbstone Financial Management Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $944,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Private Portfolio Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Private Portfolio Partners LLC now owns 13,191 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,175,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 3,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,833 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $520,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 23,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,100,000 after buying an additional 131 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ opened at $90.76 on Wednesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.92 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $87.38 and its 200 day moving average is $90.02. The stock has a market cap of $96.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.63 and a beta of 1.02.

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.