Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Bought by Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.

Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 0.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 210,526 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 900 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up 1.4% of Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $18,754,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Southland Equity Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,402,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 26,429 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,354,000 after buying an additional 532 shares during the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 40,580 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,615,000 after buying an additional 2,466 shares during the last quarter. TABR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $558,000. Finally, MFA Wealth Services acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $3,474,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $90.40 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $91.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $93.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $78.27 and a 52 week high of $99.58.

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.