Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Purchased by Lincoln National Corp

Lincoln National Corp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 9.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 197,050 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,584 shares during the period. Lincoln National Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $17,411,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cerity Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $385,673,000 after purchasing an additional 3,742,702 shares during the last quarter. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $274,634,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,630,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $804,308,000 after buying an additional 1,955,619 shares during the last quarter. Kepos Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $107,763,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3,938.4% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,188,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $105,040,000 after acquiring an additional 1,159,340 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ stock traded up $0.77 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $82.14. 3,650,165 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,871,878. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.33 billion, a PE ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $83.60 and its 200-day moving average price is $83.02. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $70.61 and a 52-week high of $90.09.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.