Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 48.5% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 23,124 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,553 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,060,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.9% during the second quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,212 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $553,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 34,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,058,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. MAS Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 11,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,069,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,569 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,654,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 119 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 0.3%

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $89.18 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $91.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $89.94. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $76.92 and a 52 week high of $99.20. The stock has a market cap of $33.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

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.