Decker Retirement Planning Inc. Makes New $26,000 Investment in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 297 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $26,000.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Fund Evaluation Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 16,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,356,000 after buying an additional 526 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 26.6% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,154,000 after buying an additional 2,897 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 180,211 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $15,094,000 after buying an additional 2,758 shares during the period. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 156,586 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,116,000 after buying an additional 2,824 shares during the period. Finally, Balanced Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Balanced Wealth Group LLC now owns 273,526 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,911,000 after buying an additional 14,180 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $89.65 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $35.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.79. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $78.27 and a 1-year high of $99.58.

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.