Hengehold Capital Management LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Hengehold Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 26.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,217 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,777 shares during the quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,623,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,112,857,000 after purchasing an additional 125,586 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,156,000 after buying an additional 263,065 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $669,716,000 after acquiring an additional 523,467 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,836,000 after acquiring an additional 123,161 shares during the period. Finally, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D boosted 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 worth $446,718,000 after acquiring an additional 3,774,000 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $90.40 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $91.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.04. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $78.27 and a one year high of $99.58.

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.