Simmons Bank Sells 675 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Simmons Bank trimmed its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 19,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 675 shares during the quarter. Simmons Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,755,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,050,591,000 after purchasing an additional 370,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew 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 valued at $972,156,000 after acquiring an additional 263,065 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew 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 valued at $494,836,000 after acquiring an additional 123,161 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew 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 valued at $446,718,000 after acquiring an additional 3,774,000 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $202,243,000 after acquiring an additional 79,954 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $92.74 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $90.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $93.51. The company has a market capitalization of $101.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07.

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.