Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Position Trimmed by Newport Capital Group LLC

Newport Capital Group LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 50.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,931 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises about 0.2% of Newport Capital Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Newport Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $514,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. State Street Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $141,864,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402,196 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 97.2% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,220,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $197,740,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,540 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the third 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 purchasing an additional 847,016 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $888,380,000 after purchasing an additional 695,474 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 79.8% during the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 1,223,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,807,000 after purchasing an additional 542,700 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ stock opened at $96.55 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $86.84 and a 1-year high of $97.71. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $93.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.99. The firm has a market cap of $37.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

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.