20,491 Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Sold by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 87,751 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 20,491 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $7,865,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. Brooklands Fund Management Ltd purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth about $1,192,000. BOKF NA purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $9,125,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $43,317,000. Tectonic Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 245,640 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,017,000 after purchasing an additional 10,375 shares during the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 521.5% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 17,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,678,000 after purchasing an additional 14,603 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock traded down $0.50 on Friday, reaching $95.73. The company had a trading volume of 3,642,473 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,741,682. The firm has a market cap of $38.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.95. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $92.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.67. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $86.84 and a 1 year high of $101.80.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Company 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.