Empower Advisory Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 370,503 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up 3.5% of Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,050,591,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Eastern Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Howard Capital Management Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Godsey & Gibb Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, CKW Financial Group purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

VNQ opened at $91.63 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $36.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $90.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $93.43. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month 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.