Capital Investment Advisors LLC Acquires New Shares in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Capital Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 776,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $69,576,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 426.5% during the third quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 29,476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,642,000 after acquiring an additional 23,877 shares in the last quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 29.4% during the 3rd quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 15,614 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,399,000 after purchasing an additional 3,548 shares in the last quarter. BIP Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 161.3% during the 3rd quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 21,710 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,946,000 after purchasing an additional 13,401 shares in the last quarter. MBL Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.3% in the 3rd quarter. MBL Wealth LLC now owns 60,936 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,462,000 after purchasing an additional 7,603 shares during the period. Finally, OLD Second National Bank of Aurora acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,956,000. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ opened at $92.69 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.18 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52-week low of $86.84 and a 52-week high of $101.80. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $93.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $95.68.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF 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.