Diversified Portfolios Inc. Purchases 3,436 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Diversified Portfolios Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 81,905 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,436 shares during the period. Diversified Portfolios Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $7,294,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Empower Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 4.2% in the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 14,436,154 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,285,684,000 after acquiring an additional 577,515 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,543,037 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $864,026,000 after acquiring an additional 492,425 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 8,778,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $781,786,000 after purchasing an additional 216,763 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 87.5% in the 1st quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 8,598,869 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $778,542,000 after buying an additional 4,013,382 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 33.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,696,203 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $425,194,000 after purchasing an additional 1,178,304 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF stock opened at $88.85 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $90.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $90.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 52 week low of $76.92 and a 52 week high of $99.20.

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.