Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Sold by First Hawaiian Bank

First Hawaiian Bank cut its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 11.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 6,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 877 shares during the period. First Hawaiian Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $605,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,112,857,000 after purchasing an additional 125,586 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after buying an additional 263,065 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $669,716,000 after buying an additional 523,467 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,836,000 after buying an additional 123,161 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% during the 3rd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $446,718,000 after buying an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 2.4 %

VNQ stock opened at $85.55 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $78.27 and a 52 week high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $33.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $92.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.67.

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.