Financial & Tax Architects LLC Acquires 1,979 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Financial & Tax Architects LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,500 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,979 shares during the period. Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,450,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fund Evaluation Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fund Evaluation Group LLC now owns 16,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,356,000 after buying an additional 526 shares in the last quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 26.6% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,783 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,154,000 after buying an additional 2,897 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 180,211 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,094,000 after buying an additional 2,758 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 156,586 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,116,000 after buying an additional 2,824 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balanced Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Balanced Wealth Group LLC now owns 273,526 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $22,911,000 after buying an additional 14,180 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSEARCA VNQ traded down $0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting $89.65. 3,672,264 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,836,487. The company has a market capitalization of $35.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $92.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.79. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $78.27 and a 12-month high of $99.58.

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.