Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Bought by US Bancorp DE

US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 0.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 5,051,917 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 10,274 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $449,924,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VNQ. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% in the first 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 purchasing an additional 4,013,382 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 458.2% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,252,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $294,480,000 after purchasing an additional 2,669,771 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the first 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 during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $425,194,000 after acquiring an additional 1,178,304 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1,384.8% during the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 879,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $79,641,000 after acquiring an additional 820,378 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.5%

VNQ opened at $89.76 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.86 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $76.92 and a twelve month high of $99.20. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $90.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $89.45.

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.