Cascade Investment Group Inc. Has $243,000 Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Cascade Investment Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 16.1% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,899 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 402 shares during the quarter. Cascade Investment Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $243,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,746,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $861,217,000 after purchasing an additional 4,547,415 shares during the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $150,204,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,952,000 after purchasing an additional 1,283,964 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 376.1% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,367,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,275,000 after purchasing an additional 1,080,371 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 199.2% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,242,219 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $107,427,000 after purchasing an additional 826,971 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of VNQ traded up $0.25 on Wednesday, hitting $91.46. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,966,283 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,303,710. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $86.51 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.63. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $70.61 and a fifty-two week high of $92.13. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.