Garde Capital Inc. Raises Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Garde Capital Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 4.3% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 373,549 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,569 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 2.0% of Garde Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $33,055,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Rothschild Investment LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 15,990 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,415,000 after purchasing an additional 844 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,994,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,061,366,000 after purchasing an additional 1,033,999 shares in the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 42.1% during the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 71,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,345,000 after purchasing an additional 21,248 shares in the last quarter. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 108.2% in the 4th quarter. Houlihan Financial Resource Group Ltd. now owns 35,169 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,149,000 after acquiring an additional 18,277 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corrado Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Corrado Advisors LLC now owns 29,082 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,573,000 after acquiring an additional 1,777 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.4%

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $96.55 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $93.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $91.99. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $97.71. The stock has a market cap of $37.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

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.