Cetera Advisors LLC Acquires 124,321 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Cetera Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 201.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 186,176 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 124,321 shares during the quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $16,100,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VNQ. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 9,746,686 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $861,217,000 after buying an additional 4,547,415 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $385,673,000 after buying an additional 3,742,702 shares during the last quarter. Board of Trustees of The Leland Stanford Junior University purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $150,204,000. Beacon Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 223.8% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,857,598 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $157,952,000 after buying an additional 1,283,964 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 376.1% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,367,653 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $118,275,000 after buying an additional 1,080,371 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VNQ traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $91.27. 5,223,649 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,277,619. The stock has a market cap of $35.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $70.61 and a 12-month high of $92.13. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $85.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $84.39.

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.