Waller Financial Planning Group Inc. Grows Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Waller Financial Planning Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 6.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 45,026 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,856 shares during the period. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises 1.0% of Waller Financial Planning Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Waller Financial Planning Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,010,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Empower Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 13,858,639 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,254,761,000 after buying an additional 2,064,842 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,543,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $864,026,000 after buying an additional 492,425 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the 1st quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 8,598,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $778,542,000 after buying an additional 4,013,382 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 8,561,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $775,152,000 after buying an additional 26,397 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $425,194,000 after buying an additional 1,178,304 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of VNQ opened at $92.81 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $76.92 and a fifty-two week high of $99.58. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $90.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $89.51. The company has a market cap of $34.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.91.

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.