SG Americas Securities LLC Has $5.20 Million Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 13.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 58,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,510 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,197,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,960,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,001,981,000 after acquiring an additional 847,016 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.4% in the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 9,343,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $854,215,000 after purchasing an additional 565,655 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,535,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $780,282,000 after purchasing an additional 498,006 shares in the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8,739.3% during the second quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 5,717,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $509,221,000 after purchasing an additional 5,653,040 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,176,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $473,218,000 after purchasing an additional 124,389 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.4%

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $89.02 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $76.92 and a 1-year high of $96.23. The company has a market capitalization of $34.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $92.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.83.

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.