Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. reduced its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 23.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 45,691 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 14,178 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises 1.4% of Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,070,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VNQ. United Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.4% during the third quarter. United Bank now owns 47,305 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,608,000 after buying an additional 8,665 shares in the last quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.6% during the third quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 17,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,710,000 after buying an additional 769 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 197,394 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $19,230,000 after buying an additional 11,473 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 834.9% during the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 925,603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $90,172,000 after buying an additional 826,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc now owns 66,038 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,433,000 after buying an additional 1,301 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $88.40 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $90.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $93.51. The company has a market capitalization of $96.36 billion, a PE ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $78.27 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.