Greenspring Advisors LLC Buys Shares of 38,775 Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Greenspring Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 38,775 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,431,000.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lansing Street Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 3,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $364,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $125,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 13,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,195,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,068,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Opulen Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 5,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $470,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $94.41 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $93.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $92.12. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.84 and a 52-week high of $97.71. The company has a market cap of $36.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98.

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.