Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Acquired by Vista Capital Partners Inc.

Vista Capital Partners Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,401,156 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 97,127 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 12.2% of Vista Capital Partners Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Vista Capital Partners Inc. owned about 0.37% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $123,988,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Lansing Street Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 3,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $364,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $125,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 13,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,195,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,068,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 24,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,187,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $96.06 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $92.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $91.28. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.36 and a 52-week high of $97.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

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.