Aspiriant LLC Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Aspiriant LLC lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.3% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 38,428 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,165 shares during the period. Aspiriant LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $3,323,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,746,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $861,217,000 after buying an additional 4,547,415 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $385,673,000 after buying an additional 3,742,702 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.5% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,630,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $804,308,000 after buying an additional 1,955,619 shares during the period. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $150,204,000. Finally, Kepos Capital LP purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at $107,763,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ opened at $83.32 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $82.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $84.43. The firm has a market cap of $32.79 billion, a PE 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 $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.