Foster & Motley Inc. Acquires 15,284 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Foster & Motley Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 5.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 287,636 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,284 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up about 1.4% of Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th largest position. Foster & Motley Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $25,453,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,960,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,001,981,000 after purchasing an additional 847,016 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 9,343,853 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $854,215,000 after buying an additional 565,655 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,535,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,282,000 after acquiring an additional 498,006 shares during the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8,739.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 5,717,725 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $509,221,000 after purchasing an additional 5,653,040 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,176,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $473,218,000 after buying an additional 124,389 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of VNQ stock opened at $87.33 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $92.21 and a 200-day moving average of $90.87. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 12-month low of $76.92 and a 12-month high of $96.23. The firm has a market cap of $33.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

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.