Park Avenue Securities LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.5% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 20,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 697 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,781,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC now owns 25,692 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,270,000 after purchasing an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% during the fourth quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 242,704 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $21,445,000 after purchasing an additional 28,515 shares in the last quarter. Brookmont Capital Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Brookmont Capital Management now owns 3,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $324,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 14,904 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,317,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.9% during the third quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 118,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,946,000 after purchasing an additional 6,639 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $83.97 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $82.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $84.43. The company has a market cap of $33.05 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $70.61 and a 12-month high of $90.09.

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.