Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Bought by LRI Investments LLC

LRI Investments LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 10.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 168,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,477 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises about 1.0% of LRI Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest position. LRI Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $14,889,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Lansing Street Advisors increased its holdings 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 valued at $364,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $125,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 13,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,195,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,068,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 24,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,187,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $96.62 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $91.39. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $86.36 and a one year high of $97.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

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.