SWS Partners Sells 3,727 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

SWS Partners lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 47.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,096 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,727 shares during the quarter. SWS Partners’ holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $365,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth $97,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.1% during the third quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 1,621 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $158,000 after buying an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 16.9% during the third quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 85,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,375,000 after buying an additional 12,458 shares in the last quarter. Forum Financial Management LP boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.1% during the third quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 9,836 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $958,000 after buying an additional 292 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vestor Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 16.2% during the third quarter. Vestor Capital LLC now owns 123,791 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,060,000 after buying an additional 17,237 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ opened at $94.34 on Tuesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.27 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $90.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.58. The company has a market capitalization of $102.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07.

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.