Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Jim Saulnier & Associates LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 4,421 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $431,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fairfield University boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fairfield University now owns 203,445 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $19,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,697 shares during the last quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 67,042 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,531,000 after acquiring an additional 1,153 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 862,823 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $84,088,000 after acquiring an additional 54,031 shares during the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 19.9% during the 3rd quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 4,447 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $433,000 after acquiring an additional 739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GenTrust LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $9,723,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $96.24 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $37.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $78.27 and a one year high of $99.58. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $95.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $90.59.

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.