Leeward Financial Partners LLC Sells 41,266 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Leeward Financial Partners LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 86.0% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 6,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 41,266 shares during the quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $595,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VNQ. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,740,000 after acquiring an additional 11,469 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $677,000 after acquiring an additional 5,532 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,000 after purchasing an additional 1,284 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 84.9% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $431,000 after purchasing an additional 2,222 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of 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. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ opened at $97.01 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $96.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.86. The firm has a market cap of $37.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $86.84 and a 1-year high of $99.15.

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.