Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC Sells 250 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 250 shares during the period. Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $258,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 7,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $733,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $660,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 3,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 122 shares during the last quarter. Destination Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% during the third quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 24,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,423,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 23,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,100,000 after purchasing an additional 131 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 2.0 %

Shares of VNQ opened at $90.17 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $90.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.48. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $78.27 and a 12 month high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $98.29 billion, a PE ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07.

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.