Jones Financial Companies Lllp Grows Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 63.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,228 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,563 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,425,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.2% during the 4th 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 buying an additional 370,503 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 9,979,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $972,156,000 after acquiring an additional 263,065 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its position 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 in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its stake 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 during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,270,349 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $202,243,000 after purchasing an additional 79,954 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $94.29 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $90.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $93.60. The company has a market capitalization of $102.78 billion, a PE ratio of 34.84 and a beta of 1.07. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $78.27 and a twelve month high of $99.58.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.