World Investment Advisors Grows Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 45.9% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 50,980 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,044 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,511,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,994,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,061,366,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033,999 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $888,380,000 after acquiring an additional 695,474 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,890,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $875,194,000 after acquiring an additional 111,978 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,535,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,282,000 after acquiring an additional 498,006 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,176,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $473,218,000 after acquiring an additional 124,389 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ opened at $96.79 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $86.84 and a one year high of $97.71. The company has a market cap of $37.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $94.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $92.20.

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.