Estate Counselors LLC Takes $5.83 Million Position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Estate Counselors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 65,755 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $5,832,000. Vanguard Real Estate ETF makes up approximately 0.5% of Estate Counselors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VNQ. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 6.5% during the first quarter. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the first quarter. Sage Investment Counsel LLC now owns 6,756 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $599,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 8.4% in the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,414 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $125,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Nestegg Advisors Inc. now owns 12,066 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,068,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Opulen Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Opulen Financial Group LLC now owns 5,316 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 112 shares during the last quarter. 60.03% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VNQ opened at $100.54 on Tuesday. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a fifty-two week low of $86.84 and a fifty-two week high of $101.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.98. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $97.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.38.

About Vanguard Real Estate ETF

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.