Tortoise Investment Management LLC Buys 2,462 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Tortoise Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 20.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,462 shares during the period. Tortoise Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,267,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VNQ. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,050,591,000 after purchasing an additional 370,503 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after purchasing an additional 263,065 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $504,644,000 after purchasing an additional 585,657 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% during the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,243,000 after purchasing an additional 79,954 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $92.42 on Monday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $78.27 and a 52-week high of $99.58. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $90.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $100.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07.

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.