Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Purchased by Avantax Planning Partners Inc.

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 222.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 8,456 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 5,835 shares during the period. Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $753,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VNQ. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 7,581 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $733,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 7,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $660,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 3,499 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 122 shares in the last quarter. Destination Wealth Management grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Destination Wealth Management now owns 24,867 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, VERITY Wealth Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 23,576 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,100,000 after buying an additional 131 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 1.2 %

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $90.46 on Wednesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $78.27 and a 1 year high of $99.58. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $90.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $93.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.60 billion, a PE ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF 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.