Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Bought by Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 14.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 311,655 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 39,380 shares during the quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $27,578,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,960,194 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,001,981,000 after purchasing an additional 847,016 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,039,327 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $888,380,000 after purchasing an additional 695,474 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 8,535,135 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $780,282,000 after purchasing an additional 498,006 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 5,176,306 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $473,218,000 after purchasing an additional 124,389 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the third quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,317,631 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $303,298,000 after purchasing an additional 32,240 shares during the period. 60.03% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VNQ opened at $95.01 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.00. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a one year low of $86.36 and a one year high of $97.37. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $93.06 and its 200-day moving average is $91.58.

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.