D.A. Davidson & CO. Reduces Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

D.A. Davidson & CO. cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 67.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 47,383 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 96,007 shares during the quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,616,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,991,000 after buying an additional 2,031 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the first quarter valued at $787,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the first quarter valued at $8,230,000. Cetera Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 201.0% during the first quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 186,176 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $16,100,000 after purchasing an additional 124,321 shares during the period. Finally, Verity Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.5% during the first quarter. Verity Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,506 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $303,000 after purchasing an additional 443 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $98.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $38.81 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a fifty day moving average of $95.85 and a 200 day moving average of $90.97. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $78.27 and a 1 year high of $99.58.

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.