Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Sold by Peak Retirement Planning Inc.

Peak Retirement Planning Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 30.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 29,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 13,103 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for about 0.8% of Peak Retirement Planning Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Peak Retirement Planning Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,723,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 123.6% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Cohalo Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the second quarter valued at $33,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Finally, Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $47,000. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $89.86 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $89.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.92 and a fifty-two week high of $94.95.

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.