Vanguard Real Estate ETF $VNQ Shares Bought by Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:VNQ) by 27.4% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 23,346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,016 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF were worth $2,079,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,212 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $553,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.3% during the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 34,291 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,058,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares during the period. MAS Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. MAS Advisors LLC now owns 11,808 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,569 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,654,000 after purchasing an additional 117 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Real Estate ETF by 27.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 119 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.03% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard Real Estate ETF Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of VNQ opened at $88.53 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $91.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is $89.92. Vanguard Real Estate ETF has a twelve month low of $76.92 and a twelve month high of $99.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.40 billion, a PE ratio of 35.58 and a beta of 1.03.

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.