Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Stock Position Lifted by PDS Planning Inc

PDS Planning Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 60,280 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,594 shares during the period. PDS Planning Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $5,370,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 11,793,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,050,591,000 after acquiring an additional 370,503 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $972,156,000 after acquiring an additional 263,065 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,665,065 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $504,644,000 after acquiring an additional 585,657 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $202,243,000 after acquiring an additional 79,954 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $209,453,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.7 %

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $91.71 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $99.96 billion, a PE ratio of 33.73 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $90.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $93.45. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $78.27 and a 12-month high of $99.58.

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.