Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Purchased by Ieq Capital LLC

Ieq Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 20.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 17,643 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,952 shares during the period. Ieq Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,572,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,050,591,000 after acquiring an additional 370,503 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after purchasing an additional 263,065 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,836,000 after buying an additional 123,161 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $446,718,000 after buying an additional 3,774,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth about $209,453,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $92.00 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $36.21 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $78.27 and a 12-month high of $99.58. The company has a 50-day moving average of $89.99 and a 200 day moving average of $93.50.

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.