Flputnam Investment Management Co. Decreases Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Flputnam Investment Management Co. decreased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 19.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 10,336 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,480 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $913,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the second quarter worth about $30,000. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth about $27,000. Halpern Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 105.8% during the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 391 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $78.58 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.93 billion, a PE ratio of 22.27 and a beta of 1.05. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $70.61 and a 52-week high of $90.09. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $84.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.48.

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.