Essential Planning LLC. Has $6.32 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Essential Planning LLC. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2,862.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 66,886 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 64,628 shares during the period. Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,320,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Liberty Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,283 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $738,000 after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the period. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $258,000. Hollencrest Capital Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.7% during the fourth quarter. Hollencrest Capital Management now owns 15,761 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,404,000 after purchasing an additional 2,022 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 93,392 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,319,000 after acquiring an additional 4,805 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 257.1% in the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 122,229 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,888,000 after acquiring an additional 88,004 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ stock opened at $90.46 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $90.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.57. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.27 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.60 billion, a PE ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07.

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.