Cohen & Steers Inc. Has $31.17 Million Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Cohen & Steers Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 414.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 351,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 283,201 shares during the period. Cohen & Steers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $31,168,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. now owns 549,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $48,648,000 after acquiring an additional 50,991 shares during the period. Integrity Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth $397,000. Tillman Hartley LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Tillman Hartley LLC now owns 36,420 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,223,000 after acquiring an additional 638 shares during the period. Columbia Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth $215,000. Finally, Macquarie Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 258.2% during the fourth quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd. now owns 39,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,479,000 after acquiring an additional 28,340 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $98.51 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $86.84 and a 12 month high of $98.86. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $95.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.49. The firm has a market cap of $37.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98.

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.