WestHill Financial Advisors Inc. Buys 1,246 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

WestHill Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 66,648 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,246 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 1.3% of WestHill Financial Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. WestHill Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,937,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,050,591,000 after purchasing an additional 370,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after buying an additional 263,065 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased 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 stake 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 acquiring an additional 3,774,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,272,000 after acquiring an additional 3,554,112 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ stock opened at $92.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $90.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $93.44. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $78.27 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58.

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.