Stratos Investment Management LLC Acquires New Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Stratos Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 5,735 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $559,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 50.5% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,755 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 1,932 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 20,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,781,000 after buying an additional 697 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 227.8% in the first quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 20,645 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,785,000 after buying an additional 14,347 shares during the last quarter. &PARTNERS lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.6% during the first quarter. &PARTNERS now owns 3,230 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $279,000 after buying an additional 813 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 88.6% during the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 15,300 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,301,000 after acquiring an additional 7,189 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ stock opened at $97.51 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $70.61 and a one year high of $99.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $38.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $95.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $88.18.

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.