Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. Sells 9,642 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 159,807 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,642 shares during the quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $14,610,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 123.6% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the period. Cohalo Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the second quarter valued at about $33,000. CX Institutional increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 133.6% in the second quarter. CX Institutional now owns 493 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 282 shares during the period. Finally, Thompson Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $45,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $92.62 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $89.56 and a 200 day moving average of $90.25. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $76.92 and a 1-year high of $94.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.47 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 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.