Financial Counselors Inc. Buys 10,440 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Financial Counselors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 591,148 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,440 shares during the quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. owned approximately 0.15% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $57,590,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,991,000 after buying an additional 2,031 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the first quarter valued at $787,000. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the first quarter valued at $8,230,000. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 25.1% in the first quarter. Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. now owns 41,094 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,554,000 after buying an additional 8,235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Community Trust & Investment Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 12.9% in the first quarter. Community Trust & Investment Co. now owns 242,341 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $20,958,000 after buying an additional 27,769 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $98.60 on Thursday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58. The firm has a market cap of $38.81 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business has a fifty day moving average of $95.84 and a 200-day moving average of $90.91.

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.