Genesis Financial Group LLC Buys New Stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Genesis Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 8,535 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $755,000.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lansing Street Advisors raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.8% in the third quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 3,979 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $364,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 13,068 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,195,000 after purchasing an additional 112 shares in the last quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. VERITY Wealth Advisors now owns 24,712 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,187,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Trust Co. of Vermont now owns 7,985 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $730,000 after purchasing an additional 114 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.3% during the 3rd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 3,554 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $325,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $90.23 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a 1 year low of $76.92 and a 1 year high of $96.23. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $92.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $90.82. The company has a market capitalization of $34.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

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.