Simplex Trading LLC Makes New $2.38 Million Investment in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Simplex Trading LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 26,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,384,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VNQ. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% in the 1st quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 8,598,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $778,542,000 after acquiring an additional 4,013,382 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 458.2% in the 1st 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 increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the first quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,858,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,254,761,000 after purchasing an additional 2,064,842 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $425,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178,304 shares during the period. Finally, Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1,384.8% during 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. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $88.85 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $99.20. The company has a market cap of $33.52 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $91.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $90.02.

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.