Newport Capital Group LLC Buys 1,298 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Newport Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 14.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 10,287 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,298 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises about 0.7% of Newport Capital Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Newport Capital Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $916,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8,815.2% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 291,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,977,000 after acquiring an additional 288,345 shares in the last quarter. Mycio Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $196,000. Kickstand Ventures LLC. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Kickstand Ventures LLC. now owns 35,790 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,188,000 after acquiring an additional 1,578 shares during the last quarter. Beckerman Institutional LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 18.6% in the fourth quarter. Beckerman Institutional LLC now owns 3,818 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $340,000 after acquiring an additional 600 shares during the period. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 28,352 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,525,000 after acquiring an additional 292 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.0 %

VNQ opened at $92.05 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $36.23 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58. The company has a fifty day moving average of $90.43 and a 200-day moving average of $93.39.

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.