Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Sold by MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC

MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 27.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,075 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,996 shares during the period. MainStreet Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $676,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,746,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $861,217,000 after purchasing an additional 4,547,415 shares during the period. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $150,204,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $157,952,000 after buying an additional 1,283,964 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 376.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,367,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $118,275,000 after buying an additional 1,080,371 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 199.2% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,242,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $107,427,000 after acquiring an additional 826,971 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $94.95 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $70.61 and a 52 week high of $96.23. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $90.12 and a two-hundred day moving average of $85.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.37 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.