Flaharty Asset Management LLC Acquires 2,358 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ)

Flaharty Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 9.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 28,501 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,358 shares during the period. Flaharty Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,518,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VNQ. Cerity Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 601.6% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 4,364,788 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $385,673,000 after acquiring an additional 3,742,702 shares during the last quarter. Mivtachim The Workers Social Insurance Fund Ltd. Under Special Management purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $274,634,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 22.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,630,558 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $804,308,000 after buying an additional 1,955,619 shares in the last quarter. Kepos Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $107,763,000. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3,938.4% in the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 1,188,777 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $105,040,000 after buying an additional 1,159,340 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of VNQ stock traded up $0.81 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $80.97. 900,429 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,817,514. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $70.61 and a 12-month high of $90.09. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $84.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $82.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.27 and a beta of 1.05.

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.