Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Sold by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp lowered its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,526,134 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 37,568 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp owned about 0.40% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $139,519,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VNQ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,535,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,282,000 after buying an additional 498,006 shares in the last quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 31.9% during the 3rd quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 5,809 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $531,000 after acquiring an additional 1,406 shares in the last quarter. GenTrust LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 132,132 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $12,080,000 after acquiring an additional 8,034 shares during the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 745,685 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $68,172,000 after purchasing an additional 13,196 shares during the period. Finally, Tide Cove Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Tide Cove Capital Partners LLC now owns 88,171 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,860,000 after purchasing an additional 836 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.4%

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $94.59 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $90.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $76.92 and a 1-year high of $95.15.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Profile

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.