Value Investment Professionals LLC Acquires 12,499 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Value Investment Professionals LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 124.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,499 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for approximately 1.9% of Value Investment Professionals LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Value Investment Professionals LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,175,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the second quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 84,289 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,128,000 after purchasing an additional 805 shares during the last quarter. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $3,317,000. Epiq Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter. Epiq Partners LLC now owns 18,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,741,000 after buying an additional 833 shares during the last quarter. Somnio Financial Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Somnio Financial Group LLC now owns 144,002 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,886,000 after buying an additional 2,788 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Excel Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $449,000. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $98.92 on Wednesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.84 and a 52-week high of $101.80. The company has a market capitalization of $39.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a fifty day moving average of $97.71 and a 200-day moving average of $94.80.

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.