Natixis Advisors LLC Grows Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 9.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 74,124 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 6,090 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $6,603,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $209,453,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $124,165,000. FIDELIS iM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 879.7% in the 4th quarter. FIDELIS iM LLC now owns 801,855 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $71,429,000 after purchasing an additional 720,010 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $504,644,000 after purchasing an additional 585,657 shares during the period. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 685.7% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 445,162 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $39,655,000 after buying an additional 388,506 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

VNQ stock opened at $91.28 on Friday. 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 $99.50 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. The business has a 50 day moving average of $91.08 and a 200 day moving average of $93.39.

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.