Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Stock Acquired by Wedbush Securities Inc.

Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 426.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 29,476 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 23,877 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,642,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 10,070,180 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $893,225,000 after buying an additional 30,853 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.3% in 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 acquiring an additional 736,312 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 13.3% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 2,362,887 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $209,588,000 after acquiring an additional 278,151 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 2.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,209,295 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $213,042,000 after acquiring an additional 54,884 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 11.6% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,677,694 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $148,811,000 after acquiring an additional 174,384 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Up 0.0%

NYSEARCA VNQ opened at $92.69 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $37.18 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 0.97. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $93.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $95.68. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $86.84 and a twelve month high of $101.80.

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.