Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 97,036 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $8,640,000. Vanguard Real Estate ETF comprises 8.6% of Vertex Investment Solutions Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fiducient Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 144.8% during the 3rd quarter. Fiducient Advisors LLC now owns 13,060 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,194,000 after acquiring an additional 7,725 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 56.4% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 37,174 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,398,000 after acquiring an additional 13,403 shares during the period. Efficient Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC now owns 606,676 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $53,685,000 after acquiring an additional 17,250 shares during the period. Gould Asset Management LLC CA grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Gould Asset Management LLC CA now owns 161,662 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $14,779,000 after acquiring an additional 6,034 shares during the period. Finally, Everhart Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 60,166 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,324,000 after acquiring an additional 7,398 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

VNQ opened at $93.91 on Friday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.36 and a fifty-two week high of $97.37. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $93.05 and its 200 day moving average is $91.55. The stock has a market cap of $36.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00.

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.