Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Stake Boosted by Employees Retirement Fund of the City of Fort Worth

Employees Retirement Fund of the City of Fort Worth lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 7.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 303,000 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 20,000 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises 9.9% of Employees Retirement Fund of the City of Fort Worth’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Employees Retirement Fund of the City of Fort Worth owned 0.08% of Vanguard Real Estate ETF worth $27,158,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Brooklands Fund Management Ltd bought a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter worth $1,192,000. BOKF NA bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the third quarter valued at about $9,125,000. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI acquired a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $43,317,000. Tectonic Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 245,640 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,017,000 after buying an additional 10,375 shares in the last quarter. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 521.5% during the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 17,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,678,000 after acquiring an additional 14,603 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

Shares of VNQ stock traded down $0.50 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $95.73. 3,642,473 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,741,682. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.84 and a fifty-two week high of $101.80. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $92.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $94.67. The company has a market cap of $38.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.95.

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.