Bard Associates Inc. Acquires 64,800 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Bard Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1,761.3% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 68,479 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 64,800 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up approximately 1.7% of Bard Associates Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Bard Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,260,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 14,436,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,285,684,000 after purchasing an additional 577,515 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.0% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,113,178 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $900,680,000 after purchasing an additional 570,141 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.4% in the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 9,343,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $854,215,000 after purchasing an additional 565,655 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,535,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,282,000 after purchasing an additional 498,006 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8,739.3% during the second quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 5,717,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $509,221,000 after buying an additional 5,653,040 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $92.16 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $35.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $92.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $91.04. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $96.23.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.