Sapient Capital LLC Makes New $1.15 Million Investment in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Sapient Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 12,919 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,153,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Lansing Street Advisors lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 3,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $364,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $125,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 13,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,195,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Nestegg Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,068,000 after acquiring an additional 112 shares during the period. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 24,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,187,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $95.01 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $93.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $91.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.36 and a fifty-two week high of $97.37.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF 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.