Bard Associates Inc. Has $12.29 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Bard Associates Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 102.9% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 138,935 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 70,456 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF accounts for 3.2% of Bard Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Bard Associates Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $12,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 61.6% during the fourth quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 15,656 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,385,000 after purchasing an additional 5,969 shares during the last quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.9% during the fourth quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 26,505 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,345,000 after purchasing an additional 1,951 shares during the last quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% during the fourth quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 208,267 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $18,430,000 after purchasing an additional 17,897 shares during the last quarter. Cordoba Advisory Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the fourth quarter worth $3,671,000. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.4% during the fourth quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 108,546 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $9,605,000 after purchasing an additional 3,537 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.9%

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $98.51 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $37.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $98.86. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $95.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $92.49.

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.