Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Capital Group Private Client Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 23,638 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 1,699 shares during the period. Capital Group Private Client Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,044,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lebenthal Global Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $2,270,000 after buying an additional 277 shares in the last quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. JMG Financial Group Ltd. now owns 242,704 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $21,445,000 after buying an additional 28,515 shares in the last quarter. Brookmont Capital Management raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.5% in the 4th 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. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 54,607 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,825,000 after purchasing an additional 19,359 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Silver Oak Advisory Group Inc. now owns 79,624 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,036,000 after purchasing an additional 1,591 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ traded up $1.54 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $89.57. The stock had a trading volume of 3,326,062 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,258,865. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $84.62 and its 200 day moving average is $84.26. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $70.61 and a twelve month high of $90.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03.

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.