Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) Shares Bought by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 22.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 4,264 shares during the period. Leavell Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,291,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.0% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 7,994,347 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $669,716,000 after acquiring an additional 523,467 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,079,408 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $494,836,000 after purchasing an additional 123,161 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 17,050.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 3,574,957 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $348,272,000 after purchasing an additional 3,554,112 shares in the last quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.2% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 2,947,591 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $271,446,000 after buying an additional 343,033 shares during the period. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,239,091 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $187,546,000 after buying an additional 10,732 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 1.5 %

Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $95.88 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.09 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $96.16 and a 200-day moving average of $89.54. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $74.51 and a 52-week 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.