Sylvest Advisors LLC Makes New $1.52 Million Investment in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Sylvest Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 17,088 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,516,000. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 0.8% of Sylvest Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Efficient Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC now owns 606,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,685,000 after buying an additional 17,250 shares during the period. Everhart Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.0% in the 4th quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 60,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,324,000 after buying an additional 7,398 shares during the period. Finhabits Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $3,406,000. Cambridge Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. Cambridge Advisors Inc. now owns 84,718 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,497,000 after acquiring an additional 8,213 shares during the period. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 861,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $76,272,000 after acquiring an additional 26,059 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $98.67 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.04 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50-day moving average of $96.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.95. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $86.84 and a 12 month high of $99.15.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.