Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Sold by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Hsbc Holdings PLC cut its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 4.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,200 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 4,544 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $8,213,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $10,542,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,349,000. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 16,044 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,429,000 after acquiring an additional 2,936 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 834,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $74,355,000 after acquiring an additional 17,599 shares during the period. Finally, Argent Trust Co lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. Argent Trust Co now owns 11,610 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,034,000 after acquiring an additional 915 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $87.55 on Tuesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $76.92 and a 12 month high of $99.58. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.36. The stock has a market cap of $92.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.68 and a beta of 1.00.

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.