Index Fund Advisors Inc. Has $2.64 Million Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Index Fund Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 228.3% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 28,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 20,102 shares during the period. Index Fund Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,643,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 316,240 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,911,000 after purchasing an additional 10,256 shares during the last quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.0% during the third quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC now owns 121,380 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $11,097,000 after buying an additional 4,663 shares during the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.9% during the third quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 220,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $20,202,000 after buying an additional 10,416 shares in the last quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $203,000. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 57.9% in the 3rd quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 10,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $929,000 after acquiring an additional 3,726 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $89.37 on Wednesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $76.92 and a twelve month high of $94.95. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $89.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

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.