MBL Wealth LLC Purchases 7,603 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

MBL Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 14.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 60,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,603 shares during the quarter. MBL Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,462,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $893,225,000 after acquiring an additional 30,853 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased 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 worth $304,365,000 after purchasing an additional 736,312 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,362,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $209,588,000 after purchasing an additional 278,151 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,209,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $213,042,000 after purchasing an additional 54,884 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.6% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,677,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $148,811,000 after purchasing an additional 174,384 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

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $92.65 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $93.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $95.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.84 and a fifty-two 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.