Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Acquired by Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.

Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 3.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 768,995 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 24,286 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. owned about 0.20% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $67,948,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 436,243 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $38,546,000 after acquiring an additional 54,310 shares in the last quarter. Archvest Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Archvest Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 32,878 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,905,000 after buying an additional 3,152 shares during the period. Prairiewood Capital LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 410.5% in the fourth quarter. Prairiewood Capital LLC now owns 58,453 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,165,000 after buying an additional 47,003 shares during the period. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 37,018 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,271,000 after buying an additional 7,476 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 10.8% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Wealth Investment Group LLC now owns 65,641 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,800,000 after buying an additional 6,394 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $84.11 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.40 and a beta of 0.91. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $70.61 and a one year high of $90.09. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $85.15 and its 200-day moving average is $81.97.

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.