Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Sold by Cetera Investment Advisers

Cetera Investment Advisers reduced its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,299,845 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 67,808 shares during the quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers owned about 0.33% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $108,875,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position 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 last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University purchased 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 holdings 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 during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 199.2% in the 1st 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 during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 266.1% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 807,331 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $69,818,000 after acquiring an additional 586,781 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $97.40 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $38.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day moving average is $93.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $87.17. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $70.61 and a twelve month high of $99.58.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.