Natixis Advisors LLC Decreases Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Natixis Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 51.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 31,997 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 34,129 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,831,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Lansing Street Advisors raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% during the third quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 3,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $364,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $125,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 13,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,195,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Nestegg Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, Opulen Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 5,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $97.67 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $94.68 and its 200 day moving average is $92.33. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.84 and a fifty-two week high of $98.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.65 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98.

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.