21,872 Shares in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Purchased by Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 21,872 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $2,000,000.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.2% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in 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 buying an additional 570,141 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased 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 buying an additional 565,655 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased 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 buying an additional 498,006 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $509,221,000 after acquiring an additional 5,653,040 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $95.13 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.91 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.68. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $76.92 and a 52-week high of $95.64.

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.