Black Diamond Financial LLC Buys 3,485 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Black Diamond Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 8.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 44,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,485 shares during the quarter. Black Diamond Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $4,005,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during 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 purchasing an additional 370,503 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% during 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 purchasing an additional 263,065 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $494,836,000 after purchasing an additional 123,161 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 465.1% during the third quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 4,585,487 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $446,718,000 after purchasing an additional 3,774,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the third quarter valued at $209,453,000.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $91.64 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $36.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $78.27 and a 1 year high of $99.58. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $90.02 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.49.

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.