Black Diamond Financial LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Black Diamond Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 41,472 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,892 shares during the quarter. Black Diamond Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,040,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,112,857,000 after purchasing an additional 125,586 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $669,716,000 after acquiring an additional 523,467 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,836,000 after purchasing an additional 123,161 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $446,718,000 after acquiring an additional 3,774,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $348,272,000 after purchasing an additional 3,554,112 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of VNQ opened at $93.75 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $36.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $96.13 and a 200 day moving average of $89.90. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58.

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.