Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Sells 344,905 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 12.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,541,312 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 344,905 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $224,881,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lansing Street Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 3,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $364,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $125,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 13,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,195,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Nestegg Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,068,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, Opulen Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 5,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $470,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $96.79 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $37.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $86.84 and a 52 week high of $97.71. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $94.31 and a 200-day moving average of $92.20.

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.