Prudent Man Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Prudent Man Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 14.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 34,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 5,700 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Prudent Man Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Prudent Man Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,105,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $10,542,000. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.3% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 24,539 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,394,000 after buying an additional 1,670 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at $97,000. Platform Technology Partners raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.7% during the fourth quarter. Platform Technology Partners now owns 4,508 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $402,000 after buying an additional 678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 685,311 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $66,763,000 after buying an additional 22,471 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $93.90 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $93.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $102.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $78.27 and a 12-month high of $99.58.

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.