Field & Main Bank Has $1.64 Million Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Field & Main Bank boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 18,434 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 150 shares during the period. Field & Main Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,642,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised 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 buying an additional 4,013,382 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 458.2% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,252,481 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $294,480,000 after purchasing an additional 2,669,771 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the 1st 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 buying an additional 2,064,842 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,178,304 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in 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 worth $79,641,000 after acquiring an additional 820,378 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $88.53 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $99.20. The business’s 50 day moving average is $91.30 and its 200-day moving average is $89.92. The stock has a market cap of $33.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.