D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. Purchases 166,021 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 47.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 517,878 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 166,021 shares during the quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $43,377,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 24.8% during the second quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,183 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $685,000 after buying an additional 1,626 shares in the last quarter. Drucker Wealth 3.0 LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,700,000. Employees Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 301.7% during the 2nd quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas now owns 121,719 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,195,000 after acquiring an additional 91,419 shares during the last quarter. Wick Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $371,000. Finally, Strata Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.3% during the second quarter. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,970 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $751,000 after purchasing an additional 533 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $96.70 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $70.61 and a 1-year high of $99.58. The company has a market capitalization of $38.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $87.02.

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.