Croban Buys 345 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Croban raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 16,606 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 345 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises about 1.3% of Croban’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Croban’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,479,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% in the 1st quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,858,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,254,761,000 after buying an additional 2,064,842 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,543,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $864,026,000 after purchasing an additional 492,425 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the 1st quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 8,598,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $778,542,000 after purchasing an additional 4,013,382 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 8,561,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $775,152,000 after purchasing an additional 26,397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $425,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178,304 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ stock opened at $88.13 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $76.92 and a 52 week high of $99.20. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $90.92 and its 200 day moving average is $89.42. The firm has a market cap of $33.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91.

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.