Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 19,940 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Principal Financial Group Inc. lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 4.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 392,376 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 19,940 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $34,804,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,864,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402,196 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 97.2% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 2,220,304 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $197,740,000 after purchasing an additional 1,094,540 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,994,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,061,366,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033,999 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $888,380,000 after purchasing an additional 695,474 shares during the period. Finally, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 79.8% during the 3rd quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 1,223,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $111,807,000 after purchasing an additional 542,700 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $100.02 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $86.84 and a 1 year high of $101.08. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $96.85 and its 200-day moving average is $93.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.63 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98.

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.