Bailard Inc. Sells 70,447 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Bailard Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 32.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 146,076 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 70,447 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $12,907,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. JMG Financial Group Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% in the 4th quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 242,704 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,445,000 after purchasing an additional 28,515 shares during the last quarter. Brookmont Capital Management boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Brookmont Capital Management now owns 3,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 14,904 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,317,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 118,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,946,000 after purchasing an additional 6,639 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.8% in the 3rd quarter. Willow Creek Wealth Management Inc. now owns 69,098 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,228,000 after purchasing an additional 8,914 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ traded up $0.15 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $80.58. The stock had a trading volume of 4,439,672 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,897,756. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $84.24 and its 200 day moving average is $82.68. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $70.61 and a 52 week high of $90.09. The stock has a market cap of $31.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.27 and a beta of 1.05.

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.