Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Stock Holdings Cut by North Star Investment Management Corp.

North Star Investment Management Corp. cut its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 27.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 16,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 6,199 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,485,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Evergreen Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $70,491,000. Capital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $69,576,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% during 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 buying an additional 736,312 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $43,317,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 2.3%

VNQ opened at $93.87 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $86.84 and a 1-year high of $101.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day moving average of $93.28 and a 200-day moving average of $94.53.

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.