SG Americas Securities LLC Decreases Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 55,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 3,063 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,364,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. VERITY Wealth Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 23,445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,284,000 after acquiring an additional 381 shares during the period. General Partner Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6,216.0% in the third quarter. General Partner Inc. now owns 12,632 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,231,000 after acquiring an additional 12,432 shares during the period. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 258,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,171,000 after acquiring an additional 8,679 shares during the period. Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.4% in the second quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 28,411 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,380,000 after acquiring an additional 2,900 shares during the period. Finally, FIDELIS iM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 79,670 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,673,000 after purchasing an additional 3,685 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of VNQ opened at $95.11 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $94.45 and its 200-day moving average price is $87.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $70.61 and a 1-year high of $99.58.

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.