Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Sold by Comerica Bank

Comerica Bank trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 29.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 226,419 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 93,403 shares during the quarter. Comerica Bank owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $19,581,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the fourth 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. Cerity Partners LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $385,673,000 after buying an additional 3,742,702 shares during the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter worth $150,204,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% in the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,952,000 after acquiring an additional 1,283,964 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 199.2% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,242,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $107,427,000 after acquiring an additional 826,971 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ traded down $0.32 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $91.00. The stock had a trading volume of 1,375,290 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,251,620. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $85.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $84.36. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $70.61 and a twelve month high of $92.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.