Sage Financial Group Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Sage Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 22.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 162,018 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,225 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises about 1.2% of Sage Financial Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest position. Sage Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $14,433,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Synergy Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $109,000. Drystone LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $7,374,000. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 12.3% in the fourth quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management now owns 1,565 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $139,000 after purchasing an additional 172 shares during the period. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 69,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,235,000 after buying an additional 1,135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Field & Main Bank lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Field & Main Bank now owns 17,989 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,602,000 after acquiring an additional 430 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $89.61 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $91.72 and its 200-day simple moving average is $93.26. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $78.27 and a 12 month high of $99.58.

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.