Optima Capital LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Optima Capital LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 4.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 706 shares during the quarter. Optima Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,258,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 65.5% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 22,278 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,018,000 after purchasing an additional 8,816 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 100.0% during the 1st quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 2,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $179,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.9% during the 1st quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC now owns 10,909 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $988,000 after buying an additional 413 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.4% during the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,330 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,660,000 after buying an additional 765 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $93.24 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $34.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $90.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.51. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 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.