Safeguard Financial LLC Cuts Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Safeguard Financial LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 41.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 5,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,013 shares during the period. Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $506,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 7,593 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $671,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 1,157 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Brookmont Capital Management increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Brookmont Capital Management now owns 3,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,083 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $626,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Monograph Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Monograph Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 31,153 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,569,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock traded down $1.11 on Tuesday, reaching $79.21. 6,598,851 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,914,802. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $70.61 and a 1 year high of $90.09. The company has a market cap of $31.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.27 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $84.85 and a 200 day moving average price 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.