Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 218,784 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 18.6% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,393,147 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 218,784 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for approximately 2.3% of Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $123,572,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $125,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Nestegg Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. Opulen Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 5,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the period. VERITY Wealth Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 24,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,187,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Evermay Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 46.5% during the 4th quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 356 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $98.67 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $96.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $92.98. The company has a market capitalization of $38.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $86.84 and a 1-year high of $99.15.

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.