Mount Lucas Management LP Acquires 7,626 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Mount Lucas Management LP raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 95.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 15,575 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,626 shares during the period. Mount Lucas Management LP’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,424,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 123.6% during the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Barnes Dennig Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $33,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $47,000. Finally, Corsicana & Co. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $47,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ stock opened at $95.13 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $36.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $76.92 and a 1 year high of $95.64. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $90.91 and its 200-day moving average price is $90.68.

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.