Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Stock Holdings Lowered by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp cut its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 0.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,635,236 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 9,593 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $146,566,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter worth about $74,303,000. Evergreen Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $70,491,000. Capital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $69,576,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,365,000 after purchasing an additional 736,312 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $52,321,000. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ stock opened at $97.02 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $92.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.77. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.84 and a 52-week high of $101.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.95.

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.