Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Sold by Financial Perspectives Inc

Financial Perspectives Inc lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,222 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 283 shares during the period. Financial Perspectives Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $821,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the 1st quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,858,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,254,761,000 after purchasing an additional 2,064,842 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,543,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $864,026,000 after buying an additional 492,425 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% in the 1st quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 8,598,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $778,542,000 after acquiring an additional 4,013,382 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 8,561,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $775,152,000 after acquiring an additional 26,397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $425,194,000 after buying an additional 1,178,304 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.7%

VNQ stock opened at $91.17 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $34.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.96 and a 200-day simple moving average of $89.42. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $76.92 and a 52 week high of $99.20.

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.