Chapman Financial Group LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm acquired 1,053 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $94,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 685,311 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $66,763,000 after purchasing an additional 22,471 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after acquiring an additional 263,065 shares during the last quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 17,926 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,597,000 after acquiring an additional 1,808 shares during the last quarter. Horizons Wealth Management increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Horizons Wealth Management now owns 107,646 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,589,000 after acquiring an additional 3,586 shares during the period. Finally, FC Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. FC Advisory LLC now owns 111,859 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,964,000 after purchasing an additional 3,362 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $89.51 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $88.54 and its 200-day moving average is $91.08. The company has a market cap of $94.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.68 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $76.92 and a 52-week 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.