Leavell Investment Management Inc. Has $2.10 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Leavell Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,103,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Empower Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,112,857,000 after purchasing an additional 125,586 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,156,000 after buying an additional 263,065 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $494,836,000 after buying an additional 123,161 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% during the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $446,718,000 after acquiring an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,272,000 after acquiring an additional 3,554,112 shares during the period.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

VNQ opened at $91.14 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12 month low of $78.27 and a 12 month high of $99.58.

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.