Mather Group LLC. Buys New Shares in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 8,093 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $725,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $304,365,000 after buying an additional 736,312 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,362,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $209,588,000 after buying an additional 278,151 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 104.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 524,486 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $50,576,000 after buying an additional 267,787 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 18.6% in the 1st quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,393,147 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $123,572,000 after buying an additional 218,784 shares in the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 23.1% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,059,730 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $102,190,000 after buying an additional 198,524 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ opened at $91.76 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $94.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $95.58. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.84 and a 52-week 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.