International Assets Investment Management LLC Trims Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

International Assets Investment Management LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,523 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 534 shares during the quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $581,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.9% in the second quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,212 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $553,000 after acquiring an additional 114 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 34,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,058,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. MAS Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 11,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,069,000 after acquiring an additional 116 shares during the period. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,569 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,654,000 after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of VNQ opened at $91.83 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $34.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $76.92 and a twelve month high of $99.20. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $91.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.49.

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.