Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Purchased by Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC

Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 39.3% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 156,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 44,288 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $14,346,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.2% during the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 14,436,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,285,684,000 after purchasing an additional 577,515 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,113,178 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $900,680,000 after purchasing an additional 570,141 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 8,778,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $781,786,000 after purchasing an additional 216,763 shares in the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8,739.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 5,717,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $509,221,000 after buying an additional 5,653,040 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 4,256,152 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $379,053,000 after buying an additional 82,520 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.2%

VNQ stock opened at $89.66 on Wednesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $76.92 and a one year high of $94.95. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $89.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.33. The firm has a market capitalization of $34.33 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

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.