AdvisorNet Financial Inc Grows Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

AdvisorNet Financial Inc raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 60.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 594 shares during the quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $136,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC now owns 25,692 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,270,000 after buying an additional 277 shares during the last quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% during the fourth quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 242,704 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,445,000 after purchasing an additional 28,515 shares during the period. Brookmont Capital Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Brookmont Capital Management now owns 3,666 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 14,904 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,317,000 after purchasing an additional 156 shares during the period. Finally, Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. Adaptive Financial Consulting LLC now owns 118,238 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $8,946,000 after buying an additional 6,639 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of VNQ opened at $83.32 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $70.61 and a 52 week high of $90.09. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $82.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $84.43.

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.