Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Holdings Boosted by Empower Advisory Group LLC

Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 11,423,294 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 125,586 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up 3.8% of Empower Advisory Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Empower Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $1,112,857,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% in the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $446,718,000 after buying an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,272,000 after buying an additional 3,554,112 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 376.1% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,367,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $118,275,000 after buying an additional 1,080,371 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 834.9% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 925,603 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $90,172,000 after buying an additional 826,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $669,716,000 after buying an additional 523,467 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 1.4 %

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $94.08 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $96.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.77. The company has a market cap of $37.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $74.51 and a twelve month high of $99.58.

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.