Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management Acquires New Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 17,900 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,068,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 59.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 30,762 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,740,000 after acquiring an additional 11,469 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 267.6% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 7,599 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $677,000 after purchasing an additional 5,532 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,616 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 1,284 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 84.9% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,838 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 2,222 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 735.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,592,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $141,864,000 after purchasing an additional 1,402,196 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

VNQ stock opened at $98.83 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. The business’s 50-day moving average is $98.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.14. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $86.84 and a 1 year high of $101.80.

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.