Safeguard Financial LLC Cuts Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Safeguard Financial LLC lessened its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 41.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,728 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,013 shares during the period. Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $506,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 7,593 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $671,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 1,157 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $97,000 after purchasing an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Brookmont Capital Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Brookmont Capital Management now owns 3,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,083 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $626,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Monograph Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Monograph Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 31,153 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,569,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock traded down $1.11 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $79.21. 6,598,851 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,914,802. The company has a market capitalization of $31.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.27 and a beta of 1.05. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.48. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $70.61 and a 52-week high of $90.09.

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.