Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund Decreases Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund lowered its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 12.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 700,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 100,000 shares during the quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $62,090,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,740,000 after purchasing an additional 11,469 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings 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 valued at $677,000 after purchasing an additional 5,532 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% during the 1st 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. increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 84.9% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $431,000 after buying an additional 2,222 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,864,000 after buying 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

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $100.81 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $86.84 and a 12 month high of $101.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $97.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $94.26.

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.