First Personal Financial Services Reduces Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

First Personal Financial Services reduced its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 26,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 549 shares during the quarter. First Personal Financial Services’ holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,549,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 26,236 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,198,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,991,000 after purchasing an additional 2,031 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 5,047 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $492,000 after purchasing an additional 810 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 130.8% during the 1st quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 5,982 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $517,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390 shares during the period. Finally, ORG Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $26,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.5 %

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $95.88 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $37.74 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $74.51 and a twelve month high of $99.58. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.54.

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.