Natixis Advisors LLC Sells 4,564 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Natixis Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 77,189 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,564 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,465,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,746,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $861,217,000 after acquiring an additional 4,547,415 shares during the period. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $150,204,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,952,000 after buying an additional 1,283,964 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 376.1% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,367,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,275,000 after buying an additional 1,080,371 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 199.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,242,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $107,427,000 after buying an additional 826,971 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $94.96 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $70.61 and a 12 month high of $96.23. The company has a market capitalization of $37.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $90.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $85.82.

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.