Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Sold by Retirement Financial Solutions LLC

Retirement Financial Solutions LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 12.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 7,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,124 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises approximately 0.4% of Retirement Financial Solutions LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Retirement Financial Solutions LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $701,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the 1st quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 8,598,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $778,542,000 after purchasing an additional 4,013,382 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 458.2% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,252,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $294,480,000 after purchasing an additional 2,669,771 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% during the first quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,858,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,254,761,000 after purchasing an additional 2,064,842 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $425,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178,304 shares during the period. Finally, Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1,384.8% in the first quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 879,620 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $79,641,000 after buying an additional 820,378 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $89.18 on Monday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $76.92 and a twelve month high of $99.20. The company has a market cap of $33.64 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50 day moving average is $91.21 and its 200 day moving average is $90.00.

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.