Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 781 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 31.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,233 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 781 shares during the quarter. Lowe Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $288,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% in the third 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 buying an additional 3,774,000 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,272,000 after acquiring an additional 3,554,112 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $209,453,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 834.9% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 925,603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $90,172,000 after purchasing an additional 826,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $669,716,000 after purchasing an additional 523,467 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ traded down $2.14 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $85.55. 10,055,680 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,498,735. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $78.27 and a 12 month high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $33.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.67.

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.