Waverly Advisors LLC Purchases 24,000 Shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ

Waverly Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 33.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 95,720 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,000 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $8,490,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 11,994,193 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,061,366,000 after acquiring an additional 1,033,999 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $893,225,000 after purchasing an additional 30,853 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 9,890,313 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $875,194,000 after purchasing an additional 111,978 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,431,398 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $304,365,000 after purchasing an additional 736,312 shares during the period. Finally, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 3,370,746 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $298,277,000 after purchasing an additional 53,115 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Price Performance

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

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.