Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Newly Bought by Ifrah Financial Services Inc.

Ifrah Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 17,779 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,593,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $893,225,000 after buying an additional 30,853 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $304,365,000 after buying an additional 736,312 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,209,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $213,042,000 after buying an additional 54,884 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,362,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $209,588,000 after buying an additional 278,151 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.6% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,677,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $148,811,000 after buying an additional 174,384 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $91.14 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $94.66 and its 200-day moving average price is $95.56. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1-year low of $86.84 and a 1-year high of $101.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.56 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97.

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.