SG Americas Securities LLC Has $6.24 Million Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 15.7% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 68,245 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,245 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,239,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 123.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Cohalo Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the second quarter worth $29,000. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 405.5% in the second quarter. Reyes Financial Architecture Inc. now owns 369 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the period. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, CX Institutional raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 133.6% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 282 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ opened at $89.47 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.92 and a fifty-two week high of $94.95. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $89.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $90.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

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.